The deal would later go sour. The amount lent to Napster was revealed to be $ 85 million, n152 but it was not enough. Bertelsmann entered negotiations to buy Napster, but the talks collapsed. n153 Napster's chief executive, founder, and other executives left the company. n154 Days later, the executives returned when Bertelsmann agreed not to acquire Napster in a merger but rather to purchase its assets for $ 8 million. n155 Bertelsmann executives were pleased with the agreement, n156 but their pleasure would later turn to dismay when the torpedo launched toward Napster by the other record companies and other copyright owners found a new target -Bertelsmann. n157