For a moment he allowed himself to think about it, acknowledging that if the deal failed, his company would "go over a cliff."
The deal failed and the company was not sold.
When the deal failed to materialize on May 22, 2002, the share price fell to $8.20 from $9.10.
The deal failed, however, to resolve the issue of the symphony's schedule.
Manischewitz would have to pay a $1.7 million fee if the deal failed to go through.
However, negotiations broke down and the deal failed abruptly in March 2012.
How bad would you feel about losing your firm's money if the deal failed?
If the deal failed, the value of all the bonds would undoubtedly have dropped.
But the deal with the Spanish club has failed.
"I wasn't going to let this deal fail," he said.