They know you're going to tell the rest of us what you found out, which... Well, I'd say it 'ruined' their plans, except almost everyone already knew they had some underhanded motive, but they may not have realized that.

[Riverstone--and a lot of people and organizations here, actually--seem the type that thinks they're many steps ahead, when in reality they're not.]

But either way, it's going to be more difficult for them to accomplish what they wanted, and so we've all lost value to them.