They Thought 64 Percent Was Enough to Sell the Company Until an Unexpected Stakeholder Appeared

papers before him like they were a lifeline. “Last year,” he said, voice dropping, “we took on a bridge loan. Eighty-five million. Against core assets.”

Brooke’s lips parted. “You did what?”

Michael’s jaw clenched. He explained it in the terms of a man who’d convinced himself the worst was temporary: South American expansion, promising projections, regulatory continue reading …