There is no way that VA and its shareholders are going to back off now having invested all the $$$ they have to gain a position of strength, the rewards are just too great if they can pull it off (whatever "it" is).
I am not gloating but this is solely the result of QF Board and AJ doing what they did on so many fronts and unfortunately it is the staff who will pay the price and the financial pain is just starting.
The only hope for them is to show dramatic change now (ie jettison AJ and major board changes) to buy some time to shore up their customers and hope like hell that the SOE don't feel the need to fight to the death which realistically no one can afford.Better to have an orderly market now and share the spoils with a severely weakened competitor.