Four hundred and thirteenth chapter angry Thatcher
Thatcher became very angry after discussing with the Sivaiya family and the heads of several local families. When asking them if they were willing to acquire 50% of the shares of the telecommunications group for US$1.6 billion, these big families began to shirk.
He got up and said he would go back and think about it.
Just kidding, the British economy is already in crisis, and their family business is not doing well either. Where can they come up with $1.6 billion in cash? This time they also hope that the Li Group will spend more money on this acquisition.
I have no plans to take over this group.
They also understand clearly that the acquisition of shares this time is not enough for this telecommunications group. If they want to operate well, they need to invest a sum of money, and less than that will not work. They estimate that they will have to invest at least 300 million US dollars, which is enough to make the company
They were daunted by this.
It is impossible for the Sihuaiya family to drag down their own Swire Group for a subsidiary company in Xiangjiang, and they do not have the strength to take over the shares of the Telecom Group.
Thatcher said angrily: "Since you have no intention of acquiring, why do you want to enter the competition of the telecommunications group? Now that the Lee Group has given up its intention to acquire the telecommunications group, it is up to you to take over."
The heads of several major families quit on the spot, and one of them said: "Your Excellency, you can't buy or sell by force. Our price has never been higher than that of the Li Group. No matter how we arrange it, we shouldn't."
It's our acquisition."
"Don't you want the telecom group to consider that you are Chinese? Don't you say that the Lee Group's acquisition will pose a threat to our national information security? Now that you are asked to acquire it, why do you start to push back and block it?" Thatcher said.
Facing the furious Thatcher, these few people did not reply immediately. They knew that replying at this time would only add fuel to the fire, unless they were willing to eat up the telecommunications group.
If several major families are really serious, they are still capable of acquiring the shares of Telecom Group, but they are not optimistic about the short-term profits of Telecom Group, and they do not want to invest huge sums of money in this group.
Thatcher knew that if these people didn't take over the telecommunications group, she had nothing to do with them. After all, they hadn't signed a contract, they were just discussing their intentions. The most important thing was that none of these people had ever bid higher than Li's.
Group, forcing the Li Group to increase the acquisition price again and again.
Obviously the Li Group no longer intends to play with everyone. These people really think that the Li Group is a fool. Now Du Yuemei is obviously going to flip the table. The telecom group Li Group doesn’t want it anymore. It’s up to the airline to decide whether to approve it or not. Li
This group has an indifferent attitude.
The key is that she received the news that the Lee Group is already the second largest shareholder of Swire Pacific, which means that among Cathay Pacific, the Lee Group can also make a lot of profits.
In terms of shares, Lee Group, Swire Group and HSBC are the three largest shareholders of Cathay Pacific. It is really possible that Lee Group will no longer think about establishing an airline.
Du Yuemei overturned the table. If these arrogant people refused to take over the telecommunications group, her plan would be aborted, which would be a huge blow to the government she led.
Seeing several people, Thatcher remained silent and said again: "What are you doing? If someone comes to acquire us, it will threaten our national security. If you want to step in, if they don't acquire it anymore, you won't take it over either. You will take over it."
What did our government do?”
Jeff Shihuaiya said: "Your Excellency, we are doing this for the good of the country. Think about it, if the Li Group controls the telecommunications group, how can our country's information security be guaranteed? I think the telecommunications group is so important.
It is better for the government to continue to own enterprises, so that citizens can rest assured."
Thatcher became even more angry after hearing this. Isn't this the theory of the Labor Party? If you operate in this way, what else will you reform? Just watch the British economy gradually sink. And even if the telecommunications group is privatized, the government will
Can those who supervise it really allow the Li Group to do whatever they want?
Thatcher said: "Don't look for those reasons to deal with me. I heard these words a lot when I was running for the prime minister. These words are of no use to me. I will continue to promote the privatization of public enterprises and promote the vitality of the British economy.
, to drive the development of the British economy. Now let me ask you whether you will take over the telecommunications group."
After several big families thought about it for a while, they were still unwilling to take over the telecommunications group. They had so much cash and could just invest in other industries than this telecommunications group.
Thatcher said: "Your actions have seriously disrupted our economic market. I don't want you to appear in the future privatization process of local state-owned enterprises. Our government will directly cancel your qualifications for acquisitions."
After hearing this, these big families immediately panicked. The government had many companies that they were optimistic about, and they hoped to get a share of the pie in the future, but they were unwilling to have their lives ruined because of this.
One of the family heads said: "Your Excellency, in terms of business, we are not the ones violating the rules. This is a problem with the top management of the telecommunications group. Our bid has never been higher than that of the Li Group, but the top management is unwilling to trade to
The Li Group is just waiting for the Li Group to increase prices, which is a typical violation of business ethics."
What can Thatcher say? She herself hoped that the price offered by the Lee Consortium would be as high as possible. The senior executives of the telecommunications group had the same idea as her, so this situation occurred.
It’s just that she didn’t expect that Du Yuemei would flip the table and give up. She originally thought that the Li Group was determined to win the airline, so it didn’t matter if they spent more money. Besides, the acquisition of Cathay Pacific was blocked, so they should be more anxious. The result was exactly what she thought.
On the contrary, the Lee Group has clearly told the British government this time that they do not intend to continue playing around. If the airline can be built, they will build it. If they cannot, forget it.
This time it was not just these big families who screwed up, but also Thatcher. The failure of the privatization of the telecommunications group this time was very detrimental to her future reforms, especially in the introduction of foreign investment.
The negotiations between the Li Group and the Telecom Group were not kept secret, and many news reports were made. If the Li Group did not acquire it, and these major families did not take over, foreign investors would feel that these major families were part of the British government.
After arrangements were made to raise the purchase price, who else would be willing to come to their British side to invest? This would be a huge blow to the government's credibility.
Thatcher said nothing more to the family heads and asked the staff to send them away. She was thinking about how to deal with the next problem.
Now the British economy has reached a time when it has to reform. Many state-owned enterprises have become a burden to the government. The government still needs to invest funds every year to maintain their operation, which has put considerable pressure on the government's finances.
The Jaguar test has achieved quite good results. Nowadays, the car matching companies in Coventry rely on the Bentley Group and have good performance, which has beneficially promoted the economic development of Coventry. Du Yuemei even
At that time, she was awarded a lifetime honorary title by the City of Coventry in recognition of her contribution to the city of Coventry under the leadership of the Bentley Group.