I honestly suspect so. Barber has been saying nice things about Boehly for a few weeks now, may have been wheels moving in the background in case things came to pass.
He had a release clause, club can't stop him so it's better to facilitate it than fight against it. Backroom staff moving is fairly common too, although not at this scale. It is worth noting that 3 of the 5 (Reid, Hamberg and Macaulay) joined alongside Potter, so hardly surprising they moved...