Yes the additional board members being considered/planned was a surprise but then the first and very immediate thought coming to my mind is that any one investing significantly (significant % of the company) would want seats on the board. That is standard practice. Therefore, my opinion is that they were right about to sign a deal of some sort when the issue arose. My opinion also is that once that potential partner invested that time and found out all that inside information about how broad and spectacular this Bavi is going to be, They will not want a competitor to get it. They will be waiting for the issue to be settled and be ready to deal. imho