"I’ll bet that slotted off a lot of shareholders." Trey said. Archangel nodded. "According to newsfaxes I accessed from Portland’s public databanks, the CEO decided to reinvest in his corporation rather than let it go down the tubes. As the stocks dropped in value, he spent a fortune buying them back up, hoping to prevent a takeover. For awhile, Saeder-Krupp seemed to be trying for a buyout, but gradually this guy accumulated ownership of fifty-seven percent of NuGene."