I believe Jacobs family at the top were not going to let this M&A happen at any cost, especially giving control over to Hock Tan. They are very shrewd business

I believe Jacobs family at the top were not going to let this M&A happen at any cost, especially giving control over to Hock Tan. They are very shrewd business folks (Jews aren't they), unfortunately, the heir to the empire turned out to be a bit more than play boy resulting in business going south.