i agree and disagree - i agree this is leaning more towards #2 but this "deal" may not be the complete glory most are expecting... as if everyone is tied together then im sure they can acquire the company for pennies on the dollar but provide the aquired higher ups a kickback or something to that effect...
not saying this is going worst case scenerio and not saying its going to be best case scenerio... its in the middle obviously but it will benefit the partaking group, not "outside" people
If they are taking new clients I highly doubt BK. At .33 I'm not really ok with a .35 merger price. F That! Too much stress for me, give me $1.25 minimum