Diageo could do this ....Lets say they want 20 % of company like Constellation has of Canopy. They have plenty of cash to "short sell" 40 million shares from $ 15.00 to say $ 7.00 to $ 8.00 and then enter into a private placement for APH to issue 40 million dilution shares to raise over 300 million for expansion costs and Vic and the Delavaco boyz can issue themselves juice free options at $ 8.00 THEN Diageo will cover the short sale from $ 15 to $ 8 and THEN go long back to $ 24 with a buying spree. You see the Pros make money on the way DOWN and on the way UP. You and me are pawns that watch the rollercoaster and we need Rolaids or Maalox or Gavison or Zantac as we hold our "long and strong" position. The stock market is run by sharks that eat the retail investors hard earned money.