Which sane wannabe would ever hand over tens of thousands to them now?
I can understand why you say this, but anyone can be taken in by a slick talking salesman who gives the plausible 'we're not run by the same people - look at our board - no familiar names' etc. bull****.
I am not a cynic, but I look over that precipice and see the carnage below. Bear in mind why the leasing company is a separate entity; a cynic devised this strategy as a very good way of having the legal prerogative outweigh the moral imperative. Characters who think this way rarely change the failed business model and generally fail again - for the same reasons.
If the rumours are true, then how sad if they were to use the umbrella principle.
If I ruled the world...