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- "We meet now so that Mr. Thain and I can have room to cooperate" Xiao Qi said as he invited Thain to sit down on the sofa.
The bodyguards were either sitting at the door or entering the room. They were the only two in the living room.
Thain wasn¡¯t worried about any recording equipment at all. According to Xiao Qi¡¯s status, it was absolutely impossible for him to do such a despicable thing.
The upper class society also has the rules of the upper class. Character and reputation are often more important than money and wealth.
"I know Mr. Thain's time is precious, and we won't go around in circles." Xiao Qi poured him a glass of champagne and said, "I want 20% of Bloomberg's shares and 49.8% of Black Rock Group's shares. If Thain If Mr. En can help you deal with it and ultimately succeed, I will pay you appropriate compensation based on the market price of these shares. I will give you a total of 100 million in lobbying funds, and the purchase price will be cheaper than the market price. percentage, I will give you 1% of the reduced amount as compensation, what do you think?¡±
Thain had considered it in detail before he came. After hearing this, he shook his head and said, "I can't come forward with lobbying matters, but I can tell you about the preferences and characteristics of each partner and director to help you lobby them better."
"Okay." Xiao Qi nodded and said, "Then I will only give you 50 million US dollars for the time being, and the subsequent price negotiation remuneration will remain unchanged. Do you think it is okay?"
"I think you can give it a try." Thain agreed with this approach, "But you know the difficulties faced by the two companies you want to acquire, Qishao. Both Bloomberg News and the Black Rock Group board of directors have priority. Rights. So I think if you don¡¯t want to cause trouble, you can sell 20% of Bloomberg¡¯s shares at a premium of US$5 billion, and we will also require cash transactions as soon as possible, so Bloomberg will definitely not be able to spend that much money. The shares are yours.
As for Black Rock Group, the board of directors is just a group of professional managers, and they don¡¯t have the money to buy it. However, if you can agree to give them 1%-3% of the shares after buying the shares, then the problem will be much easier to handle! "
Xiao Qi smiled when he heard this.
How else to say that traitors are the easiest way for a strong fortress to be breached?
It was originally a very difficult matter, but after Thain said it so simply. The chance of success immediately increases!
The current value of Bloomberg News itself is around US$5 billion, but this is the market price. No one purchases large-scale shares based on the market price. It is at least 10% to 20% cheaper. In fact, Bloomberg in the previous life Mr. Mayor, in mid-July, he only spent about 4.3 billion U.S. dollars to acquire 20% of the shares through a series of means such as debt mortgages.
If Xiao Qi offers 5 billion in cash. And within a very short period of time, Bloomberg was of course unable to raise so much money and could only watch Xiao Qi buy the shares.
indeed.
Xiao Qi spent 700 million more than he did to buy 20% of Bloomberg's shares, which seems to be a bit of a loss. Even with Xiao Qi's public relations and lobbying expenses, the cost may increase by another 100 million US dollars.
"But Xiao Qi knows what Bloomberg will be like in the future, so it is worthwhile to buy it.
Also, Bloomberg mainly relies on selling various financial information intelligence. Xiao Qi collects various business intelligence from all over the world for his own use. It is naturally much more convenient to have a professional intelligence company that holds its own shares.
The Black Rock Group later purchased the company for US$11 billion to US$12 billion, and also paid a 1% to 3% benefit fee to the management, which meant an additional cost of about US$100 million to US$300 million. It seems to be a gain. management.
But considering that Xiao Qi has a reason to buy it. This is the best way to ensure Xiao Qi's success. Spending hundreds of millions of dollars more is not a problem at all for Xiao Qi.
With his mind spinning, Xiao Qi nodded, "So. Can I get the information on Merrill Lynch's partners and shareholders in the past two days? Are there any good lobbying companies you can recommend?"
Thain took out a small envelope from the bag on the inside of his suit. "This is the information I compiled this afternoon. There are a total of 7 partners and directors who can be contacted in this way. And they are all very important in the company." Once a person with prestige convinces them, they can get at least half of the votes cast. Carrillo Consulting is the number one lobbying firm in New York. It is very strict about confidentiality and has won people's trust. I believe they will do this this time. You will not be disappointed, Mr. Qi Shao.¡±
After a pause, he continued: "In fact, I think Qishao, you can still quote the financial data company. In this way, you can prevent the Middle East capital that is determined to win it from Bloomberg and Black Rock Group. Adding to the trouble.¡±
Ginger is still spicy!
Xiao Qi immediately accepted his opinion from his heart.
Because those Chinese?There is plenty of capital, and now they want to take advantage of Merrill Lynch's weakness to buy more valuable companies so that they can continue to make money.
No matter from any aspect, petroleum countries such as Qatar, Kuwait, and Abu Dhabi are not weaker than Xiao Qi, or even more powerful than Xiao Qi.
Because they can sell the oil they dig out for money, unlike Xiao Qi who holds most of the fixed assets. ¡ª¡ªCompared to companies in Europe and the United States, Xiao Qi has a lot of spare money, but compared to the wealthy people in the Middle East, Xiao Qi is a little short of it.
On this basis, it would definitely be a good idea if Xiao Qi pretended to compete with them for a financial data company, and then pretended to give up the financial data company to them, and then made Middle East Capital give up the competition between Bloomberg and Black Rock Group. method of responding to the enemy.
The cost is not high, but the effect is very good. People who are not quick-thinking and cunning people will never think of it.
Based on this piece of advice given by Thain alone, Xiao Qi felt that it was worth at least 10 million US dollars.
¡°Then without further ado, I¡¯ll start taking action as soon as I¡¯m ready!¡± Xiao Qi stood up and said.
Thain also stood up happily, "I'll be waiting to cooperate with Qi Shao when I get back!"
"Work with me, you won't be disappointed."
After Xiao Qi shook hands with him, the bodyguards sent him out.
Xiao Qi didn¡¯t say anything about how to reward him, and Thain seemed to have forgotten it, not mentioning it at all.
This is also where Thain is smart. He knows that Xiao Qi cannot cheat.
¡°Besides, it¡¯s definitely very unpleasant to be greedy for rewards before things are settled. Wouldn¡¯t it be more peaceful to wait until things are settled and then accept generous rewards?
For a professional manager like him, he can still maintain a little loyalty and hard work when a company is operating normally.
But now it is clear that Merrill Lynch is a victim thrown by Wall Street. Who can work with peace of mind and remain loyal to it while sitting on such a broken ship that is about to sink at any time?
Do not make jokes!
People are selfish animals. At this time, the most correct thing to do is to get more benefits for yourself!
Xiao Qi understands Thain¡¯s mentality. At the same time, he believes that most of Merrill Lynch¡¯s senior executives also think the same way, so it will be much easier to convince them.
Isn¡¯t it just spending money?
"Xiao Qi doesn't have much else, he just has a lot of money!"
As long as money can solve the problem, it is not a problem!
Sitting in the car going home, Xiao Qi immediately contacted Tong Wencong.
Because of the interests of shorting subordinated debt, Tong Wencong is considered a very important partner of Xiao Qi, and it is impossible to betray him in this kind of secret operation business.
With Tong Wencong, a famous fund manager on Wall Street, as the middleman, no matter what you do, you have enough room for maneuver.
"Oh, Carrillo Consulting Company! This company is indeed very powerful. Whether it is economic bills, oil trade, or tobacco-related matters, they have a way to succeed, and they really keep it secret. It's just that the methods are a little sinister. It¡¯s a bit expensive,¡± Tong Wencong said of Carrillo Consulting.
"Money is not a problem. I will allocate 300 million US dollars from my income first. If it is not enough, I will send you the information later and tell them that I just want to see the results I want as quickly and best as possible." !" Xiao Qi ordered.
"Haha, since you are so cheerful, Qi Shao, I think they will fight for their lives this time!" Tong Wencong smiled and hung up the phone.
Tong Wencong has no embarrassment about participating in acquisition lobbying on behalf of Xiao Qi. He has done this often, and Xiao Qi does not deny him hard work. This is a win-win situation.
Even if there is no additional increase, US$300 million is definitely an astronomical figure for a lobbying company.
Even excluding the money given to the partners and directors, at least Carrillo Consulting Company can earn around 30 million to 50 million. Such big business is not often encountered!
Speaking of which, the lobbying bill in the United States is really interesting.
If insider trading occurs privately, severe penalties will be imposed.
But if you use a lobbying company to do intermediary contact, then there won¡¯t be any problem.
I am afraid that it is precisely for this reason that there are so many lobbying companies in the United States!
In Xiao Qi¡¯s view, although lobbying companies are walking in the dark and on the edge of the law, their ability to act and their connections are definitely not what ordinary people can have.
Not to mention Wall Street, you can see countless lobbying companies everywhere on Capitol Hill in Washington.
It may be an exaggeration to say that they can influence U.S. national policy.
¡°But it is not an exaggeration at all to say that they can influence most of the senators and representatives of the United States.
Even many senators and representatives were elected with the help of campaign funds contributed by lobbying companies.
Since Carrillo Consulting Company is known as the number one in New York, let Xiao Qi see if they really live up to their name! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster! - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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