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Chapter 911 Acquisition of Standard Chartered
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After returning home, Lin Ling was too tired after more than ten hours of flight, and she was also jet-lagged, so she was forced by Liu Dong to take a rest, otherwise this little girl would insist on accompanying him to deal with work matters!
After Lin Ling had settled down, Liu Dong, who was sitting in the study, frowned and looked at the magnificent blue sea in the distance, but he had no intention of appreciating it!
Having been rejected by the Qiu family twice in a row, Liu Dong was completely disappointed with this acquisition.
"What I originally thought would be easy to grasp, actually failed to happen?" After shaking his head, Liu Dong picked up the phone and dialed David Coleman's number!
"boss!"
After dialing the phone, Liu Dong didn't hesitate and said directly: "Coleman, how many shares of Standard Chartered Bank do we have in our hands now?"
"We have acquired 35.38%. Now most of the outstanding shares of Standard Chartered Bank on the market have been acquired by us. The remaining equity is basically in private hands. It will be very difficult to acquire it again unless we can offer more than 30% higher than the market price.
The price is what makes it possible!" David Coleman said.
"I understand, money is not a problem. Your most important task now is to quickly acquire more than 15% of the shares and obtain the controlling stake of Standard Chartered Bank as soon as possible!" After thinking for a while, Liu Dong made up his mind.
Hesitation and delay will be a waste of time. If Standard Chartered Bank reacts and a few white knights like Qiu Deba and Pao Yugang emerge like last time, or if shares are re-allocated, Liu Dong's acquisition plan is estimated to be
It's about to go to waste!
Therefore, we must establish victory in one fell swoop before Standard Chartered has reacted, or before it has reacted but has not yet come up with a specific solution!
Needless to say, David Coleman's execution ability is obvious. After Liu Dong issued the order, he has led the already perfected Dingsheng Fund to get busy again.
Putting down the phone. Liu Dong still felt a little uneasy. This time the Qiu family's incident reminded him that things that you feel are not 100% sure will definitely succeed!
So, Liu Dong picked up the phone again. He originally wanted to call Steve Rockefeller, but after thinking about it, Liu Dong dialed Sally Krawcheck's cell phone!
"Liu, don't you know it's immoral to disturb a lady's sleep in the early hours of the morning? Oh my god, I just fell asleep!"
After hearing the other party's complaint, Liu Dong realized that the sun was shining brightly over his side. But it was midnight in New York with a time difference of 13 hours!
"Sorry, Sally. I forgot that there is a time difference between Hong Kong and New York! I'm really sorry. Next time I come to New York, I'll treat you to dinner. The place is up to you!" Liu Dong said quickly.
"Okay, for the sake of your sincerity, forget it this time! But why did you think of calling me at this time?"
"I don't have many friends in the banking industry, and you are the only one I can think of who can help me!" Liu Dong said.
"Really? What specifically made you wake me up in the middle of the night?"
Listening to the trace of resentment that still existed in the other party's words, Liu Dong also knew that this time he was indeed a little rude, and a woman's anger is not so easy to calm down!
But Liu Dong couldn't care about anything else for the time being, and said quickly: "I hope you can help me acquire Moros Kreis and Stark Jones's shares in Standard Chartered Bank through Bank of America!"
"Stocks in Standard Chartered Bank?"
Sally Krawcheck was slightly surprised.
"Yes, they hold 8.93% and 9.18% of the shares of Standard Chartered Bank respectively. I hope that the investment and M&A department of Bank of America can help me acquire these shares! Of course, I will pay you a lot of the commission.
, but I hope this matter can be ended before the end of this year!"
Helping Liu Dong acquire shares of Standard Chartered Bank was not considered a favor to Sally Krawcheck, because Bank of America originally had this business.
"Liu, it's only half a month until the end of December. If you want to complete this acquisition within half a month, you will definitely have to spend a higher price...!" Sally Krawcheck warned.
road.
"I know, but if I can't acquire these shares within half a month, I may lose the opportunity to control Standard Chartered Bank!"
Because of the 9.11 journey of sharing hardships, the friendship between the two will undoubtedly gain more trust, so Liu Dong did not hide many things from Sally Klacik.
"Well, now that you have decided, I can't say anything more! I will try my best to meet your request!"
"Thanks, Sally!"
"You're welcome, but if you dare to ruin my beauty sleep next time, I won't let you go! Bang!"
Listening to the blind tone coming from the mobile phone, Liu Dong was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.
"Women are really elusive creatures!"
After sighing, Liu Dong called David Coleman again and told him to communicate with Sally Krawcheck when acquiring the shares of Standard Chartered Bank, so as to avoid the two of them going together.
Share owners take advantage of the opportunity to raise prices!
Just after talking to the two of them on the phone, the phone rang again, but when he saw the caller ID on it, Liu Dong snorted and hung up!
He has had enough of the Qiu family's idleness and no longer wants to rub his hot face into someone else's cold ass!
But what Liu Dong didn't expect was that just after he died, the other party actually called him again.
Repeatedly, Liu Dong hung up three times in a row. After the other party still refused to let him go, he finally shut down his phone!
No matter what the other party's purpose is, Liu Dong doesn't want to pay attention to it anymore!
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"Dad, is the phone turned off?" Qiu Chengfeng looked at his father's angry face and said cautiously.
The children of the Qiu family next to them also held their breath, cautiously fearing to make the old man angry again.
"You incompetent things really piss me off! Ahem...!"
Qiu Deba's violent cough frightened the Qiu family!
"Dad, don't be angry. I will go to Hong Kong in person to invite Mr. Liu back!" Qiu Chengfeng said quickly.
"Please come back? You drove people away twice. Do you think they will come back?".
"The worst we can do is spend more money!" Qiu Fengling whispered from the side.
However, as soon as she finished speaking, she was startled by the old man's angry eyes, and after murmuring, she did not dare to continue speaking.
"Spending money? Do you think they are short of money?".
Regarding some news about Liu Dong, especially the fact that he made more than one billion US dollars in Macau, the Qiu family naturally knew that what they just said was just something they said subconsciously. After all, in their hearts, Liu Dong was just an outburst at best.
Of course, some of them were jealous of Liu Dong's ease in earning nearly half of the Qiu family's wealth.
Qiu Deba couldn't help but shook his head when he saw that although his children were obedient on the surface, their eyes contained suspicion, contempt and jealousy.
Perhaps the superior life they had since childhood made them less tempered. Although in terms of ability, the dozen or so children are better than ordinary people, they are far from the level of business elites and can only be regarded as mediocre talents.
Qiu Chengfeng, the only third son he has designated as the heir to the Qiu family, is only a talented person. It is difficult for the Qiu family to develop much in his hands!
Therefore, Qiu Deba has always kept the shares of Standard Chartered Bank in his hands, so that after his death, if the Qiu family encounters difficulties, he can use these valuable shares to exchange for the Qiu family's safety!
Of course, if his body can recover and live for a few more years, it doesn't matter if he sells these shares, because nothing is more important than life!
Moreover, if he lives a few more years, he will have the confidence to help the Qiu family build a stronger family foundation!
Thinking clearly, these Qiu Deba stood up tremblingly on crutches, glanced at everyone, and finally settled on Qiu Chengfeng, "Chengfeng, come with me to Hong Kong, and we will visit you personally!"
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Liu Dong did not know about the series of changes that had happened to the Qiu family after he left. In the afternoon after arriving in Hong Kong, he was receiving the visiting Zhang Fan!
"Director Liu, this is ATV's equity certificate, and it has been registered with the tax department!"
After taking the document, Liu Dong glanced at it briefly and said with a hint of surprise: "You can fully acquire ATV so easily?"
Compared with the difficult acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank, the acquisition of ATV was so easy, and it was completed in just a few days!
"Director Liu, ATV's performance has been declining since it was sold by the Lin family, and it has been losing money for five consecutive years. In addition, its share of the Hong Kong TV broadcast market is not as good as that of its old rival Wireless, so in
After we offered a purchase price that was 20% higher than the market price, basically everyone who held shares sold it!”
Although he was not optimistic about Liu Dong's deal, he still faithfully implemented his boss's decision.
“What about Cathay Pacific?”
"We have acquired the shares in Ma's hands, but there are not many Cathay Pacific shares circulating in the market. The remaining 52.3% of the shares are still in the hands of Swire Group, 12.5% of the shares are in the hands of CITIC Group, and about 10%
Being controlled by HSBC, in addition to the 20.6% of the shares in our hands, there are currently about 5.4% of the outstanding shares in the market! Therefore, unless we can acquire the shares of Cathay Pacific held by the Swire Group, we will not be able to achieve control at all!
"Zhang Fan said.
After listening, Liu Dong thought for a while and said: "The Cathay shares held by HSBC should be easier to acquire. After all, Cathay is losing money now. As for the circulating shares on the market, we can take them. If the price is too high, forget it! CITIC Group
Just give up the Cathay shares in your hand!"
CITIC Group is a central enterprise controlled by the state. Although Liu Dong has a lot of money, he is nothing compared to the entire country! The gap is too big!
"...In addition, don't stop the acquisition negotiations with Swire Group. The current recession in the global aviation industry has not changed, and they don't have many cards!"
"I understand, Chairman!"
Although he doesn’t quite agree with Liu Dong’s controlling acquisition of Cathay Pacific, as an employee he must implement the other party’s decision! (To be continued...)