I'm curious if any sane investor would be interested in acquiring Gox and promising to pay, say, 20% of its debts.
In that case, a large percentage of customers may simply sue and the investor will be in a real bad position. So, if the 700K BTC figure is correct, this scenario is basically impossible as you can't buy that much BTC for reasonable price, right?
Much better for potential investors would be to just wait for Gox bankruptcy and pick up the pieces. I'm not familiar with bankruptcy law, just theorizing.
IANA banktupcy L, but this seems like what can happen in bankruptcy, with the blessing and protection of a judge. You don't assume massive risk just on our own, you get a court to approve your takeover and attempt to make debtors partially whole.
Much better for potential investors would be to just wait for Gox bankruptcy and pick up the pieces. I'm not familiar with bankruptcy law, just theorizing.