Calmly,
You say, "Dave is in no different situation for 1000s of other CEOs who have multiple personal motivations."
But, I'm wondering if you have any information or heightened suspicion, that Dave would be one of those CEO's who will "negotiate quietly between the buyer CEO and the seller CEO, or those of a potential JV partner, and come up with a deal that would benefit him at the expense of us shareholders?
And, that this "quietness" could be made silent when ALL would be expected to be revealed in a "finalized" agreement?
Baires