Microsoft's troubles are caused by Bill Gates. As an old friend for more than ten years, Wang Yaocheng can only say that he can't help. My buddy has warned you in advance, you must screw him.
Royal Family Fund is also in a lot of trouble right now;
After Hong Kong's Global Telecommunications Company acquired the British O2 Telecommunications Company, while integrating personnel and organizations, it promoted the third-generation GSM wireless base station expansion plan with great fanfare. Everything is progressing smoothly.
HSBC merged with Bayerische Bank and BNP Paribas Fortis. The personnel integration and organizational adjustment work has been completed. The corresponding bank branch logos have also been replaced, and they have entered the correct operating track.
Judging from business development, the number of new corporate and individual users is quite encouraging.
Currently, HSBC is further planning to expand to neighboring countries, such as Belgium, Austria, Italy, Greece, Hungary, etc.
The investment in China Shenzhen Development Bank and Hua Xia Bank has been completed, further enriching the domestic layout.
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The merger negotiations between HSBC and Standard Bank of South Africa have been completed. According to the procedures, the merger application needs to be approved by the antitrust agencies of important markets such as the European Union, the United States, Japan and South Korea before the final procedure can be completed.
Now the question is;
Marken Delrahim, the antitrust director of the U.S. Department of Justice and assistant chief prosecutor, recently said during a meeting with EU antitrust officials in Munich;
Recently, HSBC’s large-scale mergers and acquisitions have attracted great attention from U.S. antitrust agencies.
It is planned to launch an antitrust investigation into the merger and acquisition of Standard Bank of South Africa. The purpose is to maintain normal competition in the market and prevent giant companies from using their market position to squeeze out opponents and disrupt the financial order.
This sudden move, without any warning or news in advance, caught Wang Yaocheng off guard.
In other words, HSBC is being targeted by U.S. antitrust agencies, which is not good news.
Secretly, the help of American counterparts must be indispensable to put a stumbling block for the rapidly growing HSBC Bank.
As the saying goes, blessings never come in pairs, and misfortunes never come alone.
The ongoing close contact with Germany's Leica has reached an impasse. The major shareholder behind it, the Austrian ACM Project Development Company, got into trouble and closed the negotiation channel without explanation, leaving everyone confused.
just two days ago
Atlantic Business Machines, headquartered in Boston, was sued by IBM and Intel in California and New York courts respectively, accusing it of unfair competition involving monopoly.
The news spread quickly and became a popular scene for giants to peck each other in the United States and around the world.
These three companies are industry giants worth over US$200 billion. Although Atlantic Business Machines has been delisted and has no specific market value, everyone agrees that it has the same status, or even more.
Atlantic Business Machines, a non-listed company, does not need to announce financial reports, but if you count on your toes, you know that this is a lurking terrifying monster;
It ranks first in the international market share of mobile phones, personal desktop computers, laptops and office equipment, and many of its products rank among the best. In the eyes of Wall Street market participants, it is the most likely multinational company to be the first to reach a market value of US$500 billion.
Atlantic Business Machines Corporation plays the role of a white jade pillar and a purple golden beam within the consortium, and its importance is unquestionable.
Germany, town of Wetzler
This ancient town, which began to prosper in the Middle Ages, gave birth to Leica and Zeiss, two world-famous German optical camera brands. It is the holy land of the world's optical instrument industry and the pride of the German people.
The entire ancient town still maintains the style of the last century, and ancient buildings can be seen everywhere.
The Wetzler Cathedral in the center of the ancient town towers into the sky, integrating Romanesque, Gothic, and Baroque architectural styles. It is an important landmark building and the most beautiful building in the entire ancient town.
In the German optical instrument industry with more than 100 years of tradition, Leica and Zeiss are the most dazzling twin stars, almost monopolizing all auras, and are famous brands with long heritage and leading positions in the world.
Since the 1860s and 1970s, with the rise of many Japanese brand cameras, the two well-known brands that monopolize the world, Leica and Zeiss, have been severely impacted, and the market has shrunk greatly.
The biggest blow comes from the advancement of electronic digital technology. Digital cameras have replaced traditional optical cameras. The popularity of mobile phone camera functions has gradually compressed the digital camera market...
The trend of the times continues to advance, making the once glorious king gradually withdraw from the center of the stage.
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Now, Wang Yaocheng and his group in the small town of Wetzlar have packed their bags and are preparing to leave for Munich, where they will take a special plane back across the Atlantic Ocean to New York.
The crux of the troubles faced by Atlantic Business Machines and HSBC is still in the United States, and Wang Yaocheng must go back to deal with it himself.
"Have you found out? Dr. Andrew Kaufman is flying something. The person we had a good conversation with has disappeared. Have you contacted him?"
Wang Yaocheng sat in the hotel room with a dissatisfied look on his face. There were packed suitcases scattered around. Director Zhao Feng hurried over and moved flexibly among the suitcases.
"Chairman, we learned through Ms. Catherine who participated in the previous negotiations that the Kaufman family seems to have encountered some urgent matter. It is related to family privacy. Ms. Catherine apologizes on behalf of the family. I am afraid that the negotiation will have to be postponed."
"Humph, it's all a routine."
Wang Yaocheng waved his hand a little distractedly, unable to hold back the irritability in his heart any longer;
"What a bullshit Kaufman family, they're just a bunch of beggars in suits and ties. They don't have much wealth, but they have a lot of bad habits. Forget it, I don't have time to waste time with them here. Just keep a few people in the negotiation team to keep an eye on them. We still have to work as soon as possible.
When we return to the United States, we can no longer put off matters there."
"I understand, Chairman, the convoy will arrive at the hotel in ten minutes, and we can leave immediately."
"Then let's go."
Wang Yaocheng stood up and walked outside, looking at the tall Wetzler Cathedral outside the hotel through the oval classical window lattice of the hotel, and sighed with a complicated mood;
Good things come hard!
The numerous patents accumulated by German Leica Company over more than 100 years, the profound experience in optical imaging, the world-renowned brand reputation and the long history are all indispensable factors in the mobile phone industry chain of the consortium.
Countless publicity gimmicks can be unearthed from it, which are enough to attract users' attention.
The excellent workmanship of Lycra over the past century has accumulated an unparalleled reputation and is widely accepted by people around the world. The word "Lycra" seems to be synonymous with precision workmanship and nobility, and the consortium is bound to win this.
To give a vivid analogy;
Many people know the world-selling Sony, Panasonic, Samsung, Casio and other camera brands. You can think of them as the world-selling Japanese and Korean brand family cars, which are cheap, durable and not expensive.
After learning more about it, I also learned that Canon, Minolta or Olympus are a bit more advanced and cost tens of thousands of yuan, which is equivalent to mid- to high-end cars.
Those who are more professional know that professional camera brands such as Nikon, Pentax, and Sigma can be understood as professional performance sports cars, such as Aston Martin, Ferrari or Lamborghini, which are cool and eye-catching to play and require some professional skills.
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The two most popular German brands are Leica and Zeiss. If Zeiss is the Mercedes-Benz sedan with the largest sales volume, its distinguished status is self-evident.
So, Leica's status in the industry is equivalent to that of the supreme Rolls-Royce. It has an unshakable top reputation.
Of course, since it is Rolls-Royce, its audience must be very small, and the same is true for the Leica brand. A very vivid metaphor can be used to describe its current situation;
A phoenix on the ground is not as good as a chicken.
If Wang Yaocheng hadn't taken it seriously, it would have been impossible for Wang Yaocheng to come and take charge of this multi-billion-dollar merger and acquisition. Unexpectedly, the other party saw the secret and started to play tricks.
What a misstep, too careless.
Wang Yaocheng was very upset, but he had no way to vent for the time being, so he put his depressed hands in his pockets and walked forward.
Zhao Feng and others behind him saw the chairman's unwavering expression and silently made a gesture, asking the entourage to move faster and more swiftly to avoid undue disaster.
The consortium does not know much about the Austrian Kaufmann family. It only knows that it holds 55% of the shares of Lycra and is the largest shareholder with absolute controlling rights.
If they want to acquire Lycra, the Kaufman family will have to overcome a hurdle.
No matter how he plays tricks, you have to endure it if you want to achieve your goal.
As the saying goes: Good things come after many hardships, and only by going through all the tribulations can you obtain the true scripture.
Black Mercedes-Benz cars parked one after another at the entrance of the hotel, followed by minibuses with accompanying personnel. Seeing the bodyguards loading suitcases into the cars, Wang Yaocheng explained to the people left behind;
"This Kaufman family is not easy to deal with. You must be mentally prepared to encounter difficulties. Try to meet the other party's requirements as much as possible. Money is not an issue, and trading chips are not an issue. The consortium owns Marvel shares, Cisco
and Apple stock can both be considered.
Anyway, Lycra is not a big company, so a higher premium is acceptable.
The key is to obtain all patent rights and not allow them to make excessive demands on business operations or set up too many obstacles, which will bring hidden dangers to future brand operations and business operations.
As for workers' welfare benefits and job opportunities, they can be confirmed in writing with written guarantees. The demand for Leica lenses will not be small in the future, and relevant jobs are guaranteed.
Another one is to continue to acquire stocks from the stock market and from small and medium-sized shareholders. After the negotiations with the Kaufman family are completed, the company is ready to delist, which will save a lot of trouble."
"I know, Chairman, but..."
"But what?"
"But the small and medium-sized shareholders of Leica seem to have formed an alliance and are unwilling to sell their equity to us. The shares that can be collected from the market are very few, which is better than nothing. We speculate whether the Kaufmann family played a negative role in this?"
"Hold……"
Wang Yaocheng couldn't help but burst out with a national curse, got into the car with a dark face, and closed the door with a clang.
The entourage was immediately dumbfounded, silently and hurriedly getting into the car with Xiao Gao. The convoy filed out of the small square in front of the hotel and followed the ancient stone road to leave this world-famous ancient town.