It's a LOAN with himself both as debtor and creditor.
He can change the terms of that loan in a second to make sure he doesn't lose his money.
On top of the 12% interest he pays himself, he also earns an extra six-figure salary just for being Bordynuik's puppet "CEO", while spending all his time in another city running his shipyard.
It's no-lose situation for Heddle, where he'll come out far ahead even when he shuts JBI down and gets all its assets.
Correct... and on the flip side nobody in their right mind puts up that kind of money to "control" "worthless assets." But especially not someone who has a successful track record in business and has followed JBI for years.