Good afternon agan Edgy: You posted --> Noront having been scalded by the experience may be having second thoughts on future opportunities to merge or buy out
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I don't really think that it was scalded as much as the BOD of FWR more or less forcing the retail sharehlders to turn down Noront's offer by signing a penalty clause if it wasn't sold to Cliff. A basic 'presale' agreement, pior to bringing in the retail.
Sorta like "ok, I'll bid on the mule, but if you don't sell her to me, you will owe me $1000.
This may be normal business, but then as I mentioned, I am only knowledgeable on mules and lost Jesuit mines.
But isn't a merger a bit different from a flat take over?
Don Jose de La Mancha