Originally Posted by
Purple Drank
Interesting. So a coordinated leak from management that included some Wall Street players.
My rep (whom I trust) said this is leak is straight from the company to put negotiators on the defensive and induce some pressure to finish the deal. He assured me no deal is imminent.
That could be a tactic. Throw out a straw man that ****es off the masses, and let the peasants think their revolt killed it. Then float a replacement deal which fixes a couple things but still is a stinker. Peasants embrace it as a win.
Machiavellian brilliance, actually.