Chapter 704 Finalizing the Acquisition (1)
Liu Qianqian introduced resources to Liu Yan.
The role that originally belonged to Fan Xiaopang was given to her.
When his mother-in-law said this, Xiang Yang smiled lightly. He was just about to tell his wife about it.
Unexpectedly, my wife had already done it on her own initiative.
Isn't this good?
I just didn’t expect that my wife would take the initiative to introduce these resources that she couldn’t use to people with whom she has a fairly good relationship.
Uh.
Think about how she recommended "Love Announcement" to her friend Su Chang before.
That makes sense.
She was just a little confused, shouldn't the "goddess" be herself?
Hung up the phone and returned to Ding Zhong and Musk. The group went directly to Tesla's headquarters at Musk's suggestion.
On the way, Musk said to Xiang Yang: "Xiang, I didn't expect that you really have a good eye for investment. You must have made a lot of money during this period."
Tesla's stock made money Quite a few.
Everyone benefits.
But in other respects, Xiangyang’s investment also surprised Musk.
This was not the first day they met. He knew that Xiangyang also held shares in Apple, and with the advent of the Iphone 4, Apple's stock price soared, approaching the $300 mark.
It is expected that by the end of the year, the growth rate will reach 53.07%.
“I heard that there will be no dividends this year.” Xiang Yang shook his head. He was very disappointed with Apple’s decision.
But having said that, US stocks have been rising steadily since 2010.
Even if there will be corrections and black swans along the way, the upward trend has already emerged.
Among them, the technology stocks he holds are undoubtedly at the forefront of the rise of the Nasdaq index, which is just in line with the wave of mobile digitalization from 3G to 4G.
The valuation of the Google stock I held before was also soaring.
It has become the fifth largest Internet company in the world, with a market value rising to more than 140 billion US dollars.
As for the others.
Twitter, which has almost the same functions as INS but is different, has a valuation of more than 3 billion US dollars.
Not to mention Facebook.
Therefore, in Musk's eyes, INS has become another major gain from his investment. Judging from the current market structure, it is second only to his investment in Tesla.
And he himself is also very optimistic about the development of Uber.
“I think the company can do it first and see how the market reacts. At least it can have a place in this area.”
Come to visit Tesla’s headquarters.
Musk, who pulled Xiang Yang, gave his opinion on Xiang Yang’s previous proposal.
Xiang Yang nodded, "Of course, we don't have to be the best, but we must be the first to get the gimmick of being number one."
"It seems that in the future, we will have to compete with Amazon. Competition has arisen in this area.”
In Musk’s mind, he did not put Uber’s business together with traditional logistics service companies, but pointed directly at the North American e-commerce giant Amazon.
Can you think of Amazon as a simple e-commerce platform?
Of course not.
Amazon provides a comprehensive business ecosystem that integrates shopping, sales, electronic payment and logistics distribution functions.
Logistics is a very important link.
Few people know that Type86 customs clearance, which will be launched in the next few years, has an inseparable relationship with Amazon.
In 2023, China's overseas apps can still use this "small tax exemption" to open up the market in North America and occupy a place.
Amazon has made a lot of money with it.
Hearing the two men talking about Uber's development in the logistics field, Ding Zhong, who was visiting Tesla's headquarters intently, turned his head and looked at it subconsciously.
Stayed on Musk for a few seconds, then looked towards Xiangyang.
These two people have such big hearts.
Noticing his gaze, the indifferent smile that often appeared on Xiang Yang's face appeared again.
Where does this go from here?
The establishment of Uber’s logistics system is not just preparation for HYS’s subsequent layout in the North American market.
"Xiang, how long do you plan to stay when you come here this time?" Musk obviously wanted to talk more.
“I want to go back to Paris early.”
Xiang Yang looked complicated.
The stall is getting bigger and bigger, and he has too many things to take care of.
If the Dongzhan incident had not happened, he would have gone to Neon first and then transferred to the United States.
After all, he has the title of "inspector" hanging on his head.
It would be inappropriate not to go.
But like the stores on Hong Kong Island, Xiangyang didn't even think about going there.
"How about this, the regular season is about to start, let's go watch a Celtics game." Finding that he could participate in this topic, Ding Zhong seized the opportunity.
At the beginning of November, it happens to be the start of the NBA regular season.
Anta had previously spent a lot of money to sign Kevin. Garnett.
Take advantage of this rare opportunity to do a wave of advertising for Anta.
It can also be officially announced that FILA, the cooperative brand, will also enter the basketball shoes category.
Isn’t it better to kill multiple birds with one stone?
"Celtics?" Xiang Yang frowned, why did he go to Scotland for nothing
I found out after asking.
It turns out they were talking about the Boston Celtics.
"That's a good idea." Musk thought the suggestion was good. He took out his mobile phone to check the schedule and suddenly smiled:
"Xiang, I guess you can meet some future acquaintances if you go."
< br>"Future acquaintances?"
Xiang Yang, who is not interested in basketball at all, is even more clueless.
"The owner of the Nuggets is acquiring the Arsenal Club." As an assistant, Bea Shaffer didn't want Xiang Yang to be so embarrassed in front of others, so she quickly reminded in a low voice:
"Three years ago, they acquired 10% of the equity, and now they should have acquired about 30% in total."
"Oh, that's it."
The situation is calm on the sunny side, but for the This temporarily added itinerary still expressed recognition.
Whether it is Hermès or HYS. After entering the Premier League, the best acquirer pointed directly at Arsenal. Xiangyang never expressed a negative attitude on any occasion.
But the reason is not just because the head coach is Wenger, as the outside world says.
Rather
Arsenal's new home stadium, although it is often translated as "Emirates" Stadium in Chinese translations, its full name is the Emirates Stadium.
English: EmiratesStadium
A more accurate translation should actually be Emirates Stadium.
At the same time, Emirates is also the main sponsor of Arsenal.
Another businessman who holds shares in Arsenal is the Russian businessman Usmanov, who has a close relationship with Abramovich.
This is strong evidence that Arsenal will be acquired.
No way.
Wherever he goes, Xiang Yang always knows someone.
It's just that these people are always inextricably connected, making it much easier to do things.
This is just like Hermès wanting to acquire a Premier League club without any shortage of money.
Others can use the leverage of financial institutions to initiate acquisitions while being optimistic about the earnings of Premier League clubs, and Hermès is not bad in this regard.
And compared to Kroenke himself, Hermès has much greater advantages.
Is Kroenke Sports and Entertainment rich?
Yes, but also no.
In order to maintain his income from sports, he mortgaged a lot of his shares in more than 100 shopping malls.
Using US$1.6 billion as collateral, a total of US$2.7 billion in funds was obtained.
Most of this money was used by him on the Los Angeles Rams.
As for Arsenal.
What I have to say is that Arsenal's blood-forming ability is definitely among the top levels in the Premier League.
I am not afraid of another giant Manchester United.
Not only can you pay for the stadium, but you can also save money to buy players out of your own pocket.
It’s just that my vision is a bit wrong.
There is always a "temperature difference sign".
"It seems that you really want to acquire Arsenal." Seeing Xiang Yang's interest, Musk asked with a smile.
Xiang Yang looked like he was letting me go, and said with a wry smile: "This is really undecided. If it is confirmed, I will not tell you."
Musk thought about it, Too.
If it is really decided, there is no need for him to remind Kroenke.
"Then if you have news, please tell me."
After Musk finished speaking, he changed the subject.
It’s not that he is particularly concerned about this matter, but that many people are extremely concerned about which Premier League club Hermès will acquire.
In England, "Spinach" is even prescribed for this purpose.
However, the one that has been bought the most is not Arsenal, the one with the most rumors.
On the contrary, it is another wealthy club that is stuck in the mud and is about to be taken into custody by the bank - the Red Army Liverpool!
Originally, it was rumored that American businessman John Henry would acquire the team under the name of Fenway Sports Group for 300 million pounds.
But unfortunately, at the juncture of reaching an agreement, another potential buyer popped up.
There is a spoiler.
The Bank of Scotland, which originally hoped to complete the acquisition and get back the 282 million pound loan, gave up and directly initiated the trusteeship process and stopped the acquisition.
Liverpool’s price tag is within the normal range of 600 million to 800 million.
Fenway Sports Group wants to buy Liverpool for a mere 300 million pounds. How can a bank watch such a good thing?
Once the administration process is completed and the club is penalized, the current owners of Liverpool, Gilly and Hicks, will also lose the club.
Jili and Hicks are going crazy because of this.
"Mr. Axel, according to our comparison of the two clubs, although the benefits of acquiring Arsenal are obvious, the price gap is extremely obvious."
Sitting in front of Axel in Paris was Bruce Cash, CEO of Oaktree Capital.
For this big deal, he flew over from the United States to lobby.
The truth is very straightforward. According to the information he has gathered, if you want to acquire all the shares of Arsenal, the cumulative quotations of Stan Kroenke and Usmanov will exceed 1 billion pounds.
As for Liverpool, it only requires about 400 million pounds to complete the acquisition.
Especially the latter will not give up their shares easily.
Because his thoughts are very similar to Abu.
On the contrary, Stan Kroenke, who has a Wal-Mart family background, is more talkative.
“Of course, the opponent we are facing now, Fenway Group, may also increase prices. But we have the ability to lobby the private equity funds that inject capital into the group.”
Faced with thinking, Ah Kessel, Bruce Cash is also fully prepared.
The Fenway Group, like Stan Kroenke.
Most of the 300 million pounds acquired, which is less than 400 million US dollars, was actually raised through leverage.
Not even as rich as Stan Kroenke.
“The key now is that we need to submit the acquisition plan as soon as possible. If the bank implements custody of Liverpool, the Bank of Scotland will definitely package the debt and the club. By then the price will increase to 700-900 million Around 10 pounds."
Axel nodded, "Absolutely."
The analysis given by other investment banks that I have contact with is similar to that of Oaktree Capital.
So, he is not very interested.
The prices are the same, not very attractive.
After observing Axel, Bruce Cash smiled and lowered his voice and said:
“If you choose us to launch the acquisition of Liverpool, under Fenway Group’s If the bid is more than 50 million pounds and the acquisition is completed, we will buy the club's debt from the bank and pay it interest-free."
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After a moment of silence, Axel said. Said: "Mr. Bruce, I need to call to confirm."
(End of this chapter)