RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:I'm surprised there hasn't been more discussion about this.. "I was thinking more about how existing SBM shareholders have been subordinated". Wrong way of looking at it.
If SBM raised $10M to fund GPM, existing shareholders are diluted by 100M shares.
If SBM created a 50/50 JV where the partner earned its share by inputting $10M SBM would only get 50% of earnings from JV, so again dilution.
If SBM creates SL and sells part of it to new investors to raise $10M then SBM will have an economic interest in SL of less than 100%. Again, dilution.
So you choose the least dilutive option.