RE:$Value to Insiders from a Potential BuyoutI found this summary of insider value from a buyout encouraging in a number of ways.
Even with a $2 bil total price, all the management is home free and never has to work again. That means there is no principal/agent problem here, which has been argued on the cursed Yahoo board.
It also means they are not forced to hold out for the 5-8 bil that has been discussed here by some of the posters.
For me, at my age, in my situation, a buy out sooner at a lower number is better than a long uncertain wait for a much higher number. Note I am not saying what those numbers are.