[wastoute]

I think if they limit the business to running existing facilities they will be fine. How much influence can someone have by playing a round of golf or staying a few nights?

[Hawthorn]

>> I think if they limit the business to running existing facilities they will be fine <<

Maybe so. But what if they want to expand? Then, what kind of negotiations might occur? With what legal consequences? Appearance of conflicts of interest? Or even real conflicts of interest?

Or what if a foreign bank that has lent them money threatens to call the loan unless certain harsh conditions are met? That sorta thing could get into treacherous territory, like the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Not where they’d wanna be, IMHO.