The debt from the acquisition has made that situation much worse, however, not better. It's like he bought a car with a flat tire and promptly drove nails into

The debt from the acquisition has made that situation much worse, however, not better. It's like he bought a car with a flat tire and promptly drove nails into the other three. [EDIT] Better version: it's like he bought a car with a flat tire and financed the purchase by selling the other three tires.