After all, Gu Kun was not a senior practitioner in the luxury industry in his previous life. In addition, he was a straight man, so he only had a cursory understanding of Bernard as a business owner in a tourism country for the business of bringing goods for duty-free shopping of luxury goods.
The feud between Arnott and De Soret.
In his previous life, he only knew that "It seems that starting in 1999, lvmh Group and Gucci had been fighting a lawsuit for several years to determine whether the offeror was a hostile takeover and whether the offeree could dilute the hostile takeover by issuing new shares in accordance with the Dutch Securities Law. The lawsuit and the acquisition went hand in hand.
It lasted for several years until 2002 when lvmh lost the final trial and confirmed that the acquisition failed."
Gu Kun originally didn't know the finer details.
But these are not important, because in this life, those previous disputes have actually happened. At this moment, after interviewing De Solay in person for a while, Gu Kun quickly grasped the key to the grudges.
Reading a celebrity's autobiography is not as efficient as having the celebrity talk to you face to face. When you reach Gu Kun's status, of course you must make good use of the latter method to get quick consultation.
Talking about past business affairs in the Cathedral of Florence, there were a bunch of black suits standing outside to maintain order. There was probably no one except Gu Kun, which gave people a sense of déjà vu from "The Godfather".
"...I understand, so the legal issue regarding your private issuance of new shares no longer exists after the first trial? Are you issuing additional shares according to the ruling of the first trial?"
After understanding the situation, Gu Kun succinctly confirmed the most critical point.
"Yes, I can show you the relevant preliminary ruling documents, excerpts of the Dutch Securities Law, and relevant Dutch judicial interpretations." De Sore's answer was also very straightforward.
"Sophia, work." Gu Kun clapped his hands and called his female lawyer over. When he came to Europe this time, Gu Kun was mentally prepared to engage in some major mergers and acquisitions, so of course he would bring
Together with Sophia.
Sophia quietly emerged from the shadows and quickly checked the relevant documents for Gu Kun.
She is originally French-Dutch, and she started her career by providing legal services for international maritime auctions in The Hague. She was not very professional in mergers and acquisitions of financial investment companies at first, but after being hired by Gu Kun full-time, she has made up for it in the past few years.
Less. The key is that she is originally Dutch and is of course more familiar with Dutch law. She finished reading it in a few minutes.
Sophia nodded slightly towards Gu Kun and reported softly: "There are no flaws."
Gu Kun stubbed out the last cigar in his hand and asked playfully: "You can judge so easily. How did Arnott's people become so obsessed with lard in the first place that they left such a big loophole?"
Sophia shrugged slightly: "I am thinking with the benefit of hindsight, and it is of course easy to act with hindsight. In addition, the reason for Arnault's negligence may be related to his overestimation of the international hegemony of Oceania's laws - Gucci started in 1996
, not only listed on the Dutch Stock Exchange, but also separated a small part of the circulating shares to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Arnott should have confidently believed that as long as a company is listed on multiple exchanges, including Oceania's exchange, then the applicable securities laws must be those of Oceania. He looks down on us, the Netherlands, and only invited Oceania.
The top team of lawyers over there took care of it.
However, the subsequent development surprised him. Unexpectedly, in the case of Gucci, Oceania actually respected the "first to list first principle" and believed that Gucci's stock was the first to be listed in the Netherlands, so all the acquisition methods of the company
The ruling on the legality and legality of countermeasures should be governed by Dutch law, and this is why Arnott suffered a defeat."
Gu Kun very humbly listened to the detailed explanations from professionals and roughly understood the case.
Gucci was first listed in the Netherlands, and the chips circulating on the Dutch stock market accounted for nearly 30% of the total share capital. However, it later went public in New York, but the chips released were relatively small, estimated to be only a dozen points.
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In the case of "dual stock market listing", mainland Chinese readers may be confused if it was before 2018: How can a company be listed on two stock markets and two exchanges at the same time?
However, mainland entrepreneurs after 2018 should be familiar with this, because the most typical representative is the stock of Ali Baba, which is listed on both Nasdaq and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Gucci’s dual listing model of being listed in the Netherlands and the New York Stock Exchange is similar in nature to Ali Baba’s dual listing on the Nasdaq and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with the Dutch Stock Exchange first.
Therefore, in this case, strictly speaking, Arnott did not save trouble by saving attorney fees, but he underestimated the laws of those small countries. He is very willing to spend money on the big law firms in New York, and attorney fees
Almost all of them were given to New Yorkers.
However, in a cross-border merger and acquisition, arrogance left a blind spot and did not fully understand the laws of all countries involved. High-end lawyers from all countries involved were invited, and finally swallowed the bitter pill.
After Gu Kun humbly understood the principle behind this, he slightly praised Sophia's professionalism. Then he turned to De Sore and showed his kindness with a smile: "Mr. Sore, it seems that God has helped you, and you are where you are today.
Then let’s talk about the specific share of new shares issued.”
"So happy? Are you convinced that in addition to the price, you can offer more than Mr. Francois Pinault on other conditions?" Sorey also half-jokingly retorted.
Francois Pinault is the boss of Kering Group mentioned above, the original "white knight" in history.
Gu Kun pointed out very bluntly: "Mr. Pino's strength is stable all year round, and my strength is constantly growing. You just came to me today, which means that you think that before today, I was here
Taking into account the influence, resources and overall strength in the circle, he may be slightly inferior to Mr. Pinault, but at best he is evenly matched.
But you came to me today, which means that you think that starting from tomorrow, my overall strength in the circle will surpass Mr. Pinault. Wouldn’t it be better to cooperate with a partner who is on the upward channel?"
"Okay, I also like to talk to happy people. Come to my winery and have a detailed discussion." De Solay formally invited.
Gu Kun signaled the other party to lead the way, and the group left the Cathedral of Florence and got on the car in the square in front of the church. Then Sorey's people cleared the way and headed to the winery in the suburbs to formally greet Gu Kun and discuss the investment agreement for the issuance of new shares.
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For safety reasons, Gu Kun invited De Sore to ride in his double-equipped Kim-Maybach, and the other party readily agreed.
If the other party's boss is in Gu Kun's car, the other party's younger brothers will serve him more attentively.
The convoy was driving on the marble streets of Florence. Gu Kun's car really had the effect of cleaning up the streets, with a 100% turnaround rate and no other cars approaching, overtaking, or blocking traffic.
Gu Kun could still drive at a speed of more than 40 kilometers per hour on the bustling streets of this ancient Roman-style urban area that can be called a work of art. In less than an hour, he arrived at a Tuscan winery in the outer suburbs.
It is said to be a suburb, but it is actually on the island of Elba, which is 50 kilometers away from the city of Florence. This distance is almost the same as from Florence to the neighboring cities of Bologna or Siena. (Many people may have never heard of these cities.
, too young. But everyone who watches Serie A must know it)
There is no bridge connecting Elba Island to the mainland, so when Gu Kun and his party went to the island, they docked on Solei's private yacht on the other side. The yacht was also thirty or forty meters long, and of course it was incomparable to Gu Kun's, but
It's very easy to get into a few luxury cars.
The motorcade gradually approached the winery. Gu Kun pressed the curtain button on the car, and the electric curtains quickly opened. Gu Kun looked at the shape of the winery and found that it was quite familiar - wasn't it the same as "Assassin's Creed" III?
At the end of the chapter, is it the place where Uncle Ai lived in seclusion in his later years?
It seems that although Ubisoft's bad game is not very good and the server is poor, it has always been able to do historical research.
The winery of De Soret is almost exactly the same as the one in the promotional video of "Assassin's Creed: Embers" in the previous life.
"What's the origin of this winery? I felt it was very historical when I saw it." Gu Kun asked involuntarily.
"Two hundred years ago, when His Majesty first went to power, he was imprisoned in this winery." De Solay said very proudly.
When the French say "Your Majesty" without any suffixes or suffixes, they default to Napoleon Bonaparte.
"No wonder the shape of a winery is so meticulously researched. It is as restored as Notre Dame de Paris in "La Grande". It turned out to be the place where Napoleon lived. The French people's sense of cultural superiority is really paranoid." Gu
Kun thought to himself.
The double-jointed Golden Maybach drove to the main entrance of the winery and stopped near a vineyard in front of the building. The winery has no walls, just buildings and vineyards. It looks very simple, and parking is naturally only open-air.
Gu Kun and De Solay were like those state visit figures on TV news, talking and laughing while walking and pointing out the country, and entered a hall lit with traditional crystal chandeliers.
De Sore's people had already prepared a banquet for the reception. They should have prepared it when they were on their way from Florence. It was already past 7 p.m., and the dinner was about to begin.
On this occasion, naturally most of the dishes are French, with only a few Italian dishes. As for Chinese food, it is definitely impossible. Gu Kun doesn't mind doing as the locals do, anyway, he can eat Chinese food whenever he wants.
The size of the banquet is also the highest in French cuisine with 23 courses. As you eat one after another, it looks like a banquet between top luxury tycoons.
The chef hired by De Soret could easily reach the level of three Michelin stars if put outside, but at this level, he no longer cares about Michelin.
Alpine white truffles are placed directly on the clear, slightly oily saffron fish soup like mushroom slices, which is appetizing and elegant.
The special mead known as the "Medieval Medieval Magic", placed in a crystal spoon specially designed for drinking this wine, looks like a jewel inlaid with crystal and amber.
"It seems that compared to you, my lifestyle is still a bit nouveau riche. Please hire a consultant who pretends to be an aristocrat when you have time." Gu Kun joked after tasting a few dishes.