someone might have capitalised this uncertainty regarding...

someone might have capitalised this uncertainty regarding signing of the deal to pump and dump stock.

When the deal is announced, the owners of 245 million shares might have changed hands to retail investors. Hope retail investors would not carry the cross and suffer in the long run.

Please do not focus on the announcement of the deal. The contents of the deal are more important than the announcement of the deal. If the agreed share price is below current price, whoever bought the shares at a higher price would suffer in the long run.

DYOR. Gain or loss is in your hands