I don’t know why the Tir corp chose the Cutters, or how they got in contact with Blake. It’s not like you can just look up "Cutters, Executive Offices" in the LTG listings. (I know how I’d do it, but I’ve got background knowledge and resources an out-of-sprawl corp wouldn’t have ... I think.) Anyway, that’s basically irrelevant. They did make contact, and they did carry out preliminary negotiations.