Chapter 464 Woaw goes on the market
"Iraq's "possible development of an atomic bomb within 45 days" is proven to be Blair's clumsy lie"
"Involved in a wrong war, bringing consequences to the British people What? ! 》
“Facts have proved that the Iraq war was a wrong war. The so-called intelligence about ‘weapons of mass destruction’ has not been verified so far...”
“There is news. It was pointed out that in Bush's last meeting with Blair before the war, the latter tried his best to lead the war, which prompted Bush to make the final determination to start the war..."
"The war in Iraq has exacted a heavy price on Britain. In addition to causing heavy losses of personnel and property, it has also made Britain a key target of international terrorist attacks. The "7.7" London Underground serial explosions are an example..."
Immediately, British newspapers and TV programs were filled with various accusations against the Prime Minister for launching and participating in the Iraq War.
This includes newspapers and TV stations owned by the SEM Group. It can be said that they are one of the main forces in this public opinion report.
“Before the war started, our Prime Minister swore that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and could develop nuclear weapons within 45 days, threatening the civilized world, but until now, Iraq has The Dam regime fell, Iraq suffered a large number of civilian casualties, and the entire country fell into chaos. This chaos even spread to the British mainland. , but we still can't see those so-called weapons of mass destruction. Where are the so-called nuclear weapons? It's like some kind of magic has been cast. Those 'weapons' are on all the vehicles that claim to transport weapons of mass destruction. Turned into gold and property..."
In the ITV program, the beautiful host Joe Harriman also continued to denounce the current Prime Minister.
In Barron's eyes, the female host, who was full of a sense of justice at this time, had a private and contrasting beauty with the appearance in front of him that day...
According to investigations by relevant agencies, in the recent period , the Labor Party's support among the people has begun to fall sharply, which will definitely affect the upcoming local council elections...
Even many Labor candidates participating in the election of local council members have begun to stand introspection war and duty on the side of the current Prime Minister to gain more popular support.
It can be said that Blair's situation has taken a turn for the worse. He not only has to face attacks from the opposition parties, but there are also more and more accusations within the Labor Party.
Even in early April, opponents of Blair took to the streets in various parts of the UK, including London, to hold rallies, holding banners calling for the Prime Minister to step down, and some even burned them at the scene. Photos of Blair…
Although the tense scenes were controlled by the police, once the momentum started, protests continued one after another.
When Cameron, the leader of the Conservative Party, the largest opposition party, gave a speech, he publicly asked the government to investigate those responsible for fabricating intelligence to participate in the Iraq War, and claimed that the Prime Minister should investigate the current are primarily responsible for the results.
It can be said that during his tenure, he created the longest period of prosperity in Britain since World War II. The prime minister who could have "ended" with dignity after the end of his third term and left his name in history with his impressive achievements is now faced with The biggest crisis in his life.
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It is worth mentioning that before Barron’s marriage, he had already completed the transfer of his property, other than the family trust fund, to a company established in British Victoria. The Cavendish Trust in the Capital Islands.
All shares previously held by DS Holdings, a subsidiary of DS Group, including SEM Group, O2 Telecom, Argos Retail Group and other companies, have been transferred to the holding company held directly by the Cavendish Trust Fund.
Now these shares are only managed by DS Group...
The original self-operated business of DS Capital, a subsidiary of DS Group, was funded by DS Capital’s own funds (Barron’s) The business of investing funds) has also become a model where the funds belong to the Cavendish Trust Fund and are handed over to DS Investment Company for investment. In fact, to put it bluntly, the current DS Group is just a "wealth management company" that helps other funds manage and invest, just like the Pilot Group.
The ownership of the shares and wealth originally held directly by the DS Group has entered the Cavendish Trust Fund.
It's just a change of ownership.
But the company's operations are not much different from before. It's just that the transfer of funds in and out of each other requires more procedures and optimized tax management.
After all, after the asset ownership is vested in the trust fund, there are many preferential tax policies that can be taken advantage of.
On April 5, Woaw Technology was officially listed on the Nasdaq market.
In this IPO, Woaw Technology will publicly sell 588 million ordinary shares, of which 392 million are newly issued shares.
The final issuance price of Woaw shares was set at US$3 per share. According to the news obtained by Barron’s, Vanguard Capital subscribed for 80 million of the 588 million ordinary shares issued...
On the day of listing, Woaw shares It opened at a price of $3.55. Soon after the opening, its stock price rose, exceeding $4. It once reached a maximum price of $4.35 during the session, and finally closed at a price of $4.11. The closing price increased by 37% from its issue price.
Calculated based on this closing price, the market value of Woaw Technology reached US$16.12 billion at this time. Through this IPO, Woaw Technology will receive US$1.176 billion in funds.
After Woaw Technology was listed, according to its ownership structure, DS Group (Cavendish Trust Fund) held 2.2 billion shares, including 200 million Class A shares, accounting for 56.1% of the shares. The voting rights held are 69.9%.
After the listing, Woaw Technology CEO Khalid Revere said that Woaw.com has become the world's largest social network. After the successful launch of the information flow and interactive game "Happy Farm" , the number of Woaw users is still in the rapid climbing stage.
Next, Woaw will be more open, allowing users to experience more social fun.
And after receiving funds, they will also make relevant acquisitions to help the company develop in terms of technology and revenue.
According to well-informed sources, Woaw has launched an offensive against DoubleClick, the largest Internet advertising company in the United States at this time, and proposed a cash and stock acquisition of up to US$2 billion from IC Capital, the owner of this company. plan.
Regarding this news, neither Khalid Revere, CEO of Woaw Technology, nor Ivanta TP, President of IC Capital, gave much response, only stating that the two parties were negotiating.
But at this time, Google couldn't bear it and joined the bidding for DoubleClick... Not only Google, but also Microsoft and Yahoo also expressed interest in DoubleClick.
Then whether DoubleClick, the largest Internet advertising provider in the United States, will eventually be sold, and who it will choose to sell to, has become a huge suspense.
(End of this chapter)