To do otherwise means you get headlines in three years time like:”Bain bought virgin for $2.00 and now is walking away with 2billion taxpayer dollars.”
Let alone the comparison between Ansett and the odious Tesna Fiasco. Insert Bain and Cyrus for Tesna. They (Virgin and Ansett) will end up not being all that different. Bain and Cyrus both want something for nothing, just as Fox and Lew did all those years ago. SACL called their bluff and the pair walked from the deal.