‘The takeover of Kowloon has stirred up turmoil in all directions!’--"Hong Kong Economic Journal"

January 1, 1979, Saturday.

Today, all newspapers and media in Hong Kong gave their front page headlines to the news of Bao's acquisition of Wharf, and the entire Hong Kong public is also paying attention to this matter.

Although there had been the acquisition of Hehe International-Wheelock by Jiaku before this, and that acquisition was also called the largest acquisition in the commercial history since the opening of Hong Kong.

However, Jiaku's acquisition of Hehe International-Wheelock really lacks too much story. The outside world does not know the turmoil behind the scenes.

It's too fast, I haven't even taken off my pants yet, it's over!

This was the impression left on the people of Hong Kong when Jiaku acquired Hehe International-Wheelock. It was not at all in line with their imagination of a turbulent acquisition in the business world.

But this time it’s different. This time Bao’s acquisition of Wharf, although the scale of Wharf cannot be compared with that of Hehe International-Wheelock, Wharf is also one of the top groups in Hong Kong, and it is backed by Land, Jardine Matheson

These two big trees.

Coupled with Bao's previous prestige in Xiangjiang and the various battles between Bao and Land this time, Bao's high-profile announcement is dazzling and naturally meets the public's expectations.

"I didn't expect that the Bao family would actually acquire Wharf publicly. Did you see yesterday's news? Bao Yu just said that they had prepared 1.89 billion Hong Kong dollars for this acquisition. If this money was given to me, I would definitely save it.

Go to the bank, earn interest, and have enough food and clothing for the rest of your life!"

"1.89 billion Hong Kong dollars? You are still too young. Don't forget. Bao has already acquired 3% of Wharf's shares in order to acquire Wharf. They and Land have been competing for Wharf's shares before. There must be no less.

flower!"

"Of course I know. The key question is, where did Bao Yugang get so much money?"

"Are you stupid? Have you forgotten the previous estimate of Yugang Bao's wealth by Fortune? At that time, Fortune magazine said that Yugang Bao's wealth was at least over US$1 billion!"

"You are stupid. They are talking about wealth including those oil tankers. Now Bao Yugang has spent real money to buy Wharf stocks!"

"10 Hong Kong dollars per share. If this is the case, Wharf's market value will exceed 10 billion Hong Kong dollars. It should be the company with the highest market value in Hong Kong now, right?"

"How is it possible? The company with the highest market value is still HSBC. Didn't you read the newspaper's ranking of the companies with the highest market value in Hong Kong this year?

It clearly states on it that as of now, HSBC is the company with the highest market capitalization in Hong Kong, at HK$13.37 billion!"

"Haha, let me tell you, you are still young. I will not approve of any ranking in Xiangjiang without Jiaku!"

Discussions like this can be heard in every crowded place in Xiangjiang.

Bao's and Land's takeover battle over Wharf has become the focus of heated discussion throughout Hong Kong.

"Boss, I just received news that HSBC has agreed to lend HK$1 billion to Jardine Matheson during work on Monday, Standard Chartered Bank is preparing to lend HK$1 billion to Landmark, and Hang Seng Bank is loaning HK$1 billion. In addition, Swire Group,

Yingzhijie and other British-owned companies in Hong Kong also provided a total of HK$100 million in loans to Land!"

Xu Yi came to Chu Huan's office and told Chu Huan about the Wharf acquisition battle.

"It seems that Land does not want to give up Wharf this time. In just one night, it has borrowed 1.9 billion Hong Kong dollars!"

In the end, Xu Yi gave a somewhat sighing speech. Chu Huan said before that Yihe, as the oldest consortium in Hong Kong, still has its heritage. Now it seems that this is indeed the case!

"Is the source reliable?" Chu Huan asked.

Xu Yi nodded and said: "The news from HSBC came from Bao Yugang, who is a director of HSBC. If HSBC wants to provide such a large loan to Land, it must go to the board of directors. The news from Standard Chartered Bank was released by themselves."

Yes, the news about Hang Seng Bank was told to us by Zheng Yutong. He has always had a very good relationship with He Shanheng from Hang Seng Bank. This news should not be false. As for the news sent by companies such as Swire and Yingzhijie, it was the board of directors of Land

It was announced on the Internet, so there should be no falsehoods in this information!”

Chu Huan smiled. He didn't care at all that Land Land had raised funds. To a certain extent, Chu Huan really hoped that Land Land could borrow so much money. After all, Land Land would compete with Bao's Wharf only if Land Land had money.

The most important thing is that whether it is a loan from a bank or a loan from another company, this kind of thing can only be done once. Now that Landmark has used this money to compete with the Bao family for the Wharf, naturally there will be no more

Capital competes with Chu Huan for land, Yihe wins!

"What's the reaction from Bao's side?" Chu Huan asked.

Xu Yi replied: "After Bao Yugang called, he just hoped that we could transfer the remaining 100 million in cash to Hong Leong International's account as soon as possible."

"It seems that Bao Yugang was also stunned by this series of news!" Chu Huan said with a smile.

Xu Yi nodded and said: "It only took Landmark one night to borrow so much money. Bao Yugang must be a little worried. After all, the difference between them is only % of the equity!

And if Land also announces a cash acquisition, then Bao Yugang will inevitably increase the acquisition price per share, which will also allow them to have more expenses!"

Chu Huan nodded and said: "Tell Bao Yugang that the 100 million Hong Kong dollars are ready and will be transferred to them on Monday afternoon!"

"So fast?"

Xu Yi asked: "Didn't we discuss before transferring it to Bao Yugang on Wednesday?"

Chu Huan said with a smile: "Looking at the current situation, by Monday, both of them will make an effort. The purchase price is already close to the ceiling. I think those investors will not be able to wait any longer. There will definitely be a large amount of sales by then."

Sell ​​Wharf's shares, maybe this acquisition won't take five days at all!"

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Xu Yi nodded after thinking for a while and asked: "Then the boss should also prepare a flight ticket to London for you?"

"Yes, contact Swire to charter a direct flight to London. We will go to London on Wednesday!"

The acquisition battle of Wharf officially started on Monday. Now Land and Bao have enough ammunition. They will definitely beat their brains out. Both parties will definitely invest a lot of financial resources by then. By Wednesday, it is estimated that both of them will

The ammunition is almost gone.

At this time, it is time for Chinese Real Estate to officially announce the acquisition of Land and Jardine!

And Chu Huan is also going to London, officially suppressing factors other than business!

Ordinary people in Xiangjiang are paying attention to the Wharf acquisition war. In fact, the business community in Xiangjiang is even more concerned about this matter.

Because this also has extraordinary significance to them.

"Finally, other Chinese-funded consortiums besides Ah Huan have taken action against the British-funded consortium in Xiangjiang!"

At the New World Headquarters, Zheng Yutong was discussing what was happening now with Zheng Jiachun, and Zheng Yutong was also very concerned about this matter at this time.

And their focus is also different. Although now with the strong rise of Jiaku, it seems that Chinese-funded enterprises in Xiangjiang have a tendency to emerge, but in fact this is just Jiaku, not the entire Chinese-owned enterprise. If

If Jia Ku had been removed in Xiangjiang, it would still be British-owned companies that are talking about things in Xiangjiang today.

In the past, Chinese-owned enterprises in Hong Kong have been unable to find a better breakthrough point, but it is different now. Bao Yugang's acquisition of Wharf actually means that the entire Chinese-owned consortium in Hong Kong can aspire to dominate the British-owned enterprises in Hong Kong.

Of course, all this depends on whether Bao Yugang can take down Wharf.

It is foreseeable that if Bao Yugang can successfully win the Wharf in the end, from then on, Chinese-owned enterprises in Xiangjiang will also set their sights on these British-owned enterprises.

In fact, this is also the reason why Swire agreed to lend money to Land.

"Daddy, what are the chances of Bao Yugang's success in acquiring Wharf this time? Hang Seng Bank has loaned HK$100 million to Land, which shows that the entire Land should already have a lot of funds."

Zheng Jiachun was also a little excited at this time. He was different from old-school Xiangjiang businessmen like Zheng Yutong. Having studied abroad, he believed more in the business world and had the final say in business. Regarding the previous British-funded consortium that dominated Hong Kong, Zheng Jiachun

It has long been displeasing to my eyes.

This has nothing to do with national integrity. In fact, it is almost impossible for Xiangjiang businessmen of Zheng Jiachun's generation to have national integrity.

When these people were born, Hong Kong was already under British rule, and they received elite education. Coupled with their overseas study background, in fact, like the Xiangjiang businessmen of Zheng Jiachun's generation, they had virtually no knowledge of any region.

They all have no sense of belonging.

Even if their property remains in Xiangjiang, they will do the same.

This is one of the reasons why in the future development of Xiangjiang, the generation of Bao Yugang, Zheng Yutong, Guo Desheng, and Li Zhaoji will pursue their roots and ancestors, but it is rare to see their descendants having any contact with their hometown.

Among them, Li Jiacheng is a figure who connects the past and the following.

He will behave like Bao Yugang, Zheng Yutong and others in seeking their roots, but in the future he will also behave like turning around and leaving without earning the last penny.

Generally speaking, my hometown is very benevolent to these businessmen in Xiangjiang, and everyone gets what they need. The development of my hometown in the next ten years will require Xiangjiang's funds. No matter how you say it, this point is irrefutable.

In the early stages of the development of my hometown, Xiangjiang's funds indeed played an important role.

It is precisely because of the funds in the past ten years that wealthy families like Xiangjiang have benefited from the policy dividends and developed rapidly.

Back to the topic, the reason why Zheng Jiachun is excited at this time is because as long as Bao Yugang can complete the acquisition of Wharf, then they can start the acquisition of Heung Kong British Capital Group.

You must know that in the decades before Hong Kong opened as a port, British-funded consortiums occupied a large amount of land in Hong Kong. The assets in their hands had already made Zheng Jiachun salivate!

Zheng Yutong thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "It's hard to say, judging from Land's current performance, they really don't want to give up Wharf, and the chartering king has received financial support from Chu Huan, and the cash flow situation is definitely not good.

There will be problems. No matter how you look at it now, this is a battle between dragons and tigers.

As for who will win in the end, it’s hard to say!”

Zheng Jiachun said: "I think the winning situation for the chartered ship king will be greater. They have been planning the acquisition of Wharf for such a long time. If they were not sure of victory, the chartered ship king would definitely not

You rashly launched this takeover war!"

Zheng Yutong laughed and said: "It's that simple. Yihe has been standing in Xiangjiang for hundreds of years, and its rich heritage is beyond your imagination. Although we still don't know how much funds Yihe has prepared.

But just judging from the published data, at least 1 billion Hong Kong dollars have been prepared, so it’s hard to say who will win and who will lose in this battle.”

Zheng Jiachun nodded and asked: "Look, daddy, if this battle gets serious, will Ah Huan help?"

Zheng Yutong nodded and said: "I think it will. I got the news that Jardine's largest loan was provided by HSBC. The current situation seems to be that Jardine and Bao are competing for Wharf, and the competition is even greater.

In fact, it is the competition between Chu Huan and HSBC.

Nowadays, the two sides have taken a clear-cut stance, one side supports Charter King and the other side supports Jardine.

Although before this, everyone was saying that Ahuan's Jiaku had surpassed HSBC, there was no formal confrontation between the two sides, and now that Yunhai Group has completed its layout of the Xiangjiang department store industry, Jiaku has also been moving towards
To be continued...