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"They successfully transferred tens of billions of dollars in cash from the richest guy in the world into shareholders pockets."

Was it done because of them or in spite of them?

They went to court to ensure the deal went through after the buyer got cold feet too late. It definitely wasn't in spite of them.

They were also very likely big shareholders, potentially earning more from the deal then the parachute, so... Both?

That part is in the article too.