CMY are at the very least attempting to convince the market that...

CMY are at the very least attempting to convince the market that negotiations with BCC are going well with comments like, ' The meeting was highly positive, and provided the basis for further negotiations in relation to a potential investment in BCC by Capital'. However, the word 'potential' leaves a lot of room for doubt. Moreover, if the investment in BCC was to be portrayed as credible, one would expect the wording to be more like 'The meeting was highly positive, and provided the basis for further negotiations in relation to THE EXTENT OF (not potential) investment in BCC by Capital'.