I got to thinking as to who is behind the btc-e takeover now that the US has stomped on it. Lets look at the evidence:

1) Company needs to have experience of crypto market exchanges
2) Needs to be outside of the US
3) Needs to have close contacts in the crypto world
4) Needs credibility
5) Needs experience the token based debt recovery

Bitfinex fits the bill exactly

I mean all the crypto king pins probably know each other and hang out on yatches eating ferrero rocher high-end chocolates and drinking real champagne while clueless bondes  aimlessly wander about. Btc-e and bitfinex probably did the deal sitting in a juccazi smoking cigars.