After dropping the two kids at school, Stanley drove straight to the office.

As soon as he stepped through the company’s glass-fronted entrance, his assistant, Zane Jones, approached him, his expression grim.

"Mr. Hughes, breaking news—Horizon Pharmaceuticals has a new major shareholder."

Stanley’s face darkened. He took the tablet Zane handed him, his eyes scanning the morning financial briefing’s headline: "Major Ownership Shakeup in Leading ...