Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you are confusing a merger/acquisition with a pure partnership. Under a pure partnership, MNKD assigns marketing rights to the partner under a revenue sharing agreement. It would be typical for the partner to provide up front or milestone cash payments, which is a good thing because MNKD needs cash and you want the partner to have a vested interest in making sure sales are at least adequate to recover that up front investment. It would also be common for the partner to take an equity stake in MNKD, either directly through shares of stock, or indirectly with various forms of options.