> That is a failed acquihire. The whole point of an acquihire from the acquirer's point of view is that while business-unit-specific OPEX budget is used for sal

> That is a failed acquihire. The whole point of an acquihire from the acquirer's point of view is that while business-unit-specific OPEX budget is used for salaries, bonuses and other overhead, retention packages and equity arrangements are generally covered by the central budget. Otherwise you would just hire people directly, possibly using special packages. Are you saying the whole point of acquihires is essentially an accounting trick?