I've been an insider in a similar deal. A lot of times it's this, or let the company go through a messy, potentially headline grabbing, bankruptcy. A lot of tim

I've been an insider in a similar deal. A lot of times it's this, or let the company go through a messy, potentially headline grabbing, bankruptcy. A lot of times in this situation the acquiring company is doing the deal for the talent, and they need to be sure the talent stays around for a while, otherwise the deal would be worthless.