I don't think that outcome is at all likely in this climate

And just how the fuck do you think forcing a company to not be sold is going to work out. If a company doesn't get sold like this and it's in debt as much as they are they're going to end up closing up and that's even worse. Because then people are going to be bidding in bankruptcy court over their assets and buy them for even less. This is like saying you don't want the McDonald's down the road to get bought out by a McDonald's franchisee because in the end you're not going to notice any real difference you're still going to eat the same shit.