Wouldn't this lead to ever increasing office politics among the first 15 hires? When an acquisition is in the air the by far most profitable move would be to s

Wouldn't this lead to ever increasing office politics among the first 15 hires? When an acquisition is in the air the by far most profitable move would be to start bullying others out. If the finances aren't transparent to at least those 15, I'd expect false rumors about the company's profitability going around to make other people quit.