He didn't play anyone, he got played. There was a ton of way he could have sold stocks without being on the hook for a 44 billions purchase he doesn't want to close. And he even could have sold the stock without any excuses since the stock fell anyway.
He is not getting anything out of this that he couldn't have gotten in a better, smarter way. But they told him he couldn't so he let his ego get the best of him again and got himself trapped.
Even went ahead and threw out his right to due diligence, which is the part that confirms it was ego and not smart thinking, and the entire reason he cannot get a clean exit now.
He is not getting anything out of this that he couldn't have gotten in a better, smarter way. But they told him he couldn't so he let his ego get the best of him again and got himself trapped.
Even went ahead and threw out his right to due diligence, which is the part that confirms it was ego and not smart thinking, and the entire reason he cannot get a clean exit now.