Quote Originally Posted by C_ntua View Post
I am sure the owner of the failing company is not complaining
Usually (if like other cherry-picked corporate assets), they will be bought following an insolvency process. In that case, the owners often get nothing. Why pay off the owner and take on a failing company, with all its liabilities and staff when you can let it fail, do a deal with whoever is dealing with the liquidation and avoid all the problems?