This is capitalism. As people like to say, you&#x27;re &quot;obliged&quot; to get the best deal for your current shareholders.<p>As long as you don&#x27;t lie or omit required information, you&#x27;re not required to point out that a particular growth metric is slowing down, and can point to a different one.<p>(and as one of the other comments has pointed out, quite often the acquirer will shut down the acquired)