Chapter 159 Protector
Perhaps Barron still needs to wait until next year if he wants to completely acquire Manchester United - just like what the Glazer family did in the previous life.
In the original time and space, the Glazer family took advantage of the internal strife in the Manchester United club. When the club's head coach Ferguson had conflicts with the major shareholders, they used it to win over Ferguson and the team's consultant David Gill, thereby completing Buying Manchester United.
At present, Ferguson's relationship with the major shareholders of Manchester United - John Magnier and McManus is still very close.
In fact, the conflict between the two parties is very interesting to talk about. In the final analysis, the problem lies in one horse...
In addition to being the majority shareholder of Manchester United, John Magnier is also a well-known horse racing tycoon in Ireland.
Previously, because of his good relationship with Ferguson, in order to thank him for his contribution to the club, John Magnier gave half of the ownership of a racing horse to Ferguson.
This also laid the hidden danger of the two sides turning against each other.
The reason is that this horse named "Rock of Gibraltar" is very famous. He has won the Horse Racing Group A championship for a record seven consecutive times and won more than one million pounds in prizes in various competitions.
And this racing horse will be retired at the end of this year and become an excellent stallion. The stallion and other mares can earn tens of thousands of pounds at a time - it is estimated that "Gibraltar Rock" is expected to Bringing in revenue of between £50 million and £100 million.
Ferguson had always believed that he should share in these profits, but John Magnier believed that Ferguson's ownership was limited to the racecourse and had nothing to do with the stallion profits.
This could involve tens of millions of pounds in income, so in anger, Ferguson directly confronted John Magnier in court.
As the club's majority shareholder, John Magnier also publicly accused Ferguson of using his status as the club's head coach to obtain many additional benefits in the club - including the transfer of his son's agency to the club. A lot of money was made from the meeting, and Ferguson also had problems with his own contract...
So because of a horse, the two sides became in conflict, which eventually led to the Glazer family buying the Manchester United club after wooing Ferguson and the others. , thus beginning the history of blood-sucking in this club.
Currently, the shares held by DS Capital are second only to Cubic Expression, which owns 28.7% of the shares of Manchester United Club, and it continues to absorb shares at this time. Therefore, at this time, the Glazer family is basically no longer involved. The acquisition of Manchester United may be completed like in the previous life...
However, holding more than 20% of the shares now is still not considered insurance. After all, if the other party really buys the shares held by CubicExpression by some means, once its shareholding ratio exceeds 75%, it can try to privately own the club. Transformation...
Therefore, the current goal of DS Capital is to increase its stake in Manchester United to more than 25%.
In fact, it all depends on how much Barron is willing to pay to buy the Manchester United club. After all, if he really does not hesitate to spend money and directly buys the shares in the hands of other small shareholders, once the shares he holds Exceeding the 28.7% ratio in the hands of Cubic Expression and becoming the majority shareholder of Manchester United, there are still many ways to dilute the other party's shares - such as increasing capital and expanding shares.
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Two days after Nigel went to Africa, Barron got more detailed information about the "Imperial Shield" military company, and after conducting intelligence collection , formulated a retaliation plan against enemy armed organizations. In the end, Barron spent another 15 million pounds to obtain full ownership of the "Imperial Shield" military company. After purchasing a batch of weapons and equipment through arms dealers and handing them over to the armed organizations that cooperated with them, they obtained a local Mining rights for gold mines.
In addition, the "Imperial Shield" military company also began to recruit personnel from the British mainland again, and generously purchased two retired Lynx attack helicopters from the military.
The Lynx armed helicopter is an armed helicopter jointly developed and produced by Britain and France in the 1970s. Today, there are still nearly a hundred "Lynx" armed helicopters in service in the British Army. , but even after upgrades, they are still being retired one after another...
The latest British armed helicopters are the "Wildcat" helicopters that are the successor of the "Lynx" and the Apache purchased from the United States. Mainly helicopters.
It’s not that Barron doesn’t want to equip the “Imperial Shield” military company with more cash-rich armed helicopters such as Apache and Black Hawk. It’s mainly because it’s not necessary – after all, in Africa at this time, they are facing Most of the armed groups still hold AK47s and ride in Toyota pickup trucks. They come and go like the wind. The "Bobcat" armed helicopter is cheap and has sufficient performance, and can already deal with the opponent.
If you really buy an Apache, Black Hawk, etc., and the other party is so lucky, you can fight with an RPG, and the whole "Black Hawk Down" will be heartbreaking.
So with the help of the "Imperial Shield", the armed organization they cooperated with defeated the hostile organization in one fell swoop in subsequent actions.
At this point, Melvin Coy, the founder of the "Imperial Shield" military company, completed the handover of the company and returned to England after his physical condition improved.
After receiving more than 10 million pounds from Barron to purchase the "Imperial Shield" military company, Melvin Coy is also preparing to return to his hometown of Scotland, buy a piece of land, and take good care of his body.
After the acquisition, the "Imperial Shield" military company was renamed "Protector" Military Services Company. This company will be held by an offshore company registered by Barron. Originally, Melvin Coy Deputy Mark Paulson becomes Protector's military chief - he will be primarily responsible for Protector's African affairs.
In addition, Barron's security consultant Frank Walter serves as the security director of the Protector Company. He will be responsible for recruiting veterans, special police and other personnel in Britain to form the Protector Company's military contracting department. These people will soon go to Iraq. Undertake part of the auxiliary work of the British army.
Yes, as early as April 9, the US-British coalition forces occupied Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, which also represented the official fall of Saddam's regime.
After the occupation of Baghdad and the establishment of the Iraqi transitional government, it was not the end of the war in Iraq, but the beginning of another stage - this stage will last for twenty years until the rebirth of Barron in his previous life. Although the United States has promised many times before to fully withdraw its troops from Iraq, it still maintains a military presence there.
At this stage, the problems they face are no less than the war against Saddam's regime - after all, they were visible enemies before, but after that, they were carried out by countless small organizations. Continuous attacks and harassment...
At this time, it is also time for the US and British coalition forces to gradually reduce their regular military presence and begin to rely on private military contractors to complete their personnel, security and even offensive tasks in the city.
As for the Duke of Westminster, who was acquainted with Barron and was already serving as the Assistant Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Defense, Protector Military Services Company also obtained an employment contract from the British government. Next, they will send out the first batch of more than 100 troops. Human security forces are responsible for going to Basra to protect some British personnel.
After occupying Basra, the most important port city in southern Iraq, the main force of the British army was stationed here. It can be said that this city will also be the main stationing location of the British army in the future, and the Protector Company's Business will also be carried out from here first.
(End of this chapter)