You are making a bid to take over a company that George currently owns and controls. George has private information about whether the company is "good" or "bad," but you only know that the company is bad with probability and good with probability . You are well aware that he has this private information.

As you can see from the matrix below, your expertise lies in controlling "good" companies. If the company is "bad," then it is more valuable under George's control than yours.

Value under George's Control Value under Your Control Bad (Prob. 152) Good (Prob. 152)