Ann: Quarterly Cashflow Report, page-128

Pattos are the biggest pump and dumpers in the game. Their sophi clients live off the stag profits. They get in on the discounted sophi placements, Pattos does all they can to help pump up the price and their clients sell into it. In general everyone's happy, the company gets their much needed funding, Pattos get their ridiculous placement fees and the clients get their stag profits. The unsuspecting subsequent buyers however of the stock sometimes lose out.