Under the agreement, Harley-Davidson will acquire 100 percent of MV Agusta Group shares for total consideration of approximately 70 million euros ($109 million), which includes the satisfaction of existing bank debt for approximately 45 million euros ($70 million).
i don't think mv had much choice.
my guess is the new 1098 took a big chunk outta the 20k$ sport bike market that MV used to own... but its a guess at best