The one that got me, was the German company I was working for was bankrupted by the president of the company as a key sale of the software product fell through. He did it on December 23rd, before any of the directors could intervene (A quirk of german company law).<p>I found out on the phone on the 28th while back in the UK. Fun times.<p>So my contribution:
&quot;When it appears the directors bet the company on a single sale and failed.&quot;