The 126-meter-long superyacht ‘Chasing the Sun’ has arrived in Singapore waters.
On the yacht, Lin Zuhui introduced Lin Wenjie to Li Zhi, Zhang Min, Zhou Huimin, and his six younger siblings.
After the introduction, Lin Zuhui said: "There is no interest relationship between your houses. Xingdao Sanfang has its own wealth system. Similarly, the wealth of each of your houses is enough for you to become a wealthy person. So, I hope you will consider me
In terms of appearance, we are not as close as brothers and sisters, but at least we can be friends. In the future, when you each control an industry, you can cooperate and join forces."
"After all, compared to outsiders, you all have my blood and inherit the same intelligence and talent."
After saying this, he looked at his seven children, and the three daughters, Li Zhi, also winked at their respective children, asking them to show their kindness to their 'eldest son' brother.
Lin Wenjie has been influenced by them since he was a child, and his mother instilled in him that he respects his father. Even in the matter of romance, he cannot deny his father's greatness. In addition, his mother knows the existence of these three aunts, and even meets them occasionally.
Therefore, Lin Wenjie reacted quickly and said affectionately: "If my younger brothers and sisters don't dislike it, they can keep in touch with me as my brother in the future. If I come to Xingdao, I will definitely visit the three little mothers."
The six younger brothers and sisters immediately agreed.
Just as Lin Zuhui imagined, as long as the women who conquer him do not instill in their children the concept of hating their father, there will be no problem; at this point, Lin Zuhui has been observing, and if he discovers any signs, he will definitely do it in time
Stop loss.
As time goes by, these children have become adults or sensible, and their concepts have become firm; and with Lin Zuhui's personal charm, these children have already recognized Lin Zuhui as their father.
Although this father can only stay for a short time throughout the year, Lin Zuhui is their financial backer after all.
"Okay, Wenjie, you can take your younger brothers and sisters to play casually on the boat!"
"Yes, father!"
Lin Zuhui nodded and took the three girls to another deck to spend time together.
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"The assets of Mingzhi Group should be 50 billion, right?" Lin Zuhui hugged Zhou Huimin beside him and said to Li Zhi opposite.
Li Zhi is the eldest sister of the three girls and the woman who is best at doing business, so the three of them are led by her.
At this time, Zhou Huimin was on the side, looking at Lin Zuhui, with admiration, admiration and playfulness in his eyes.
This scene happened to be seen by Lin Zuhui Yuhui. He turned sideways and looked at Zhou Huimin, and his heart immediately moved.
The look in his eyes seemed familiar, and then he remembered that it was like the look Zhou Huimin had looked at Li Ming on the stage in his previous life, but with more love.
This look is so exciting for men!
Lin Zuhui immediately took action and put his lips to Zhou Huimin's. After a reward, he slowly let go.
"Brother Hui, let's talk about business first!" Zhou Huimin said shyly.
It's amazing, this woman is obviously 45 years old, but she still looks like a girl in her twenties, which of course refers to her demeanor.
In fact, Zhou Huimin is already a young lady now. Looking at her appearance at 30 years old, she is still young and pays less.
These women are fighting against aging, so Lin Zuhui has to spend energy on taking care of them to avoid others taking advantage of them.
"This is also a serious matter. Wouldn't it be more sentimental if we put them together?"
After tuning the piano, Li Zhi was already squatting under Lin Zuhui, with Zhou Huimin and Zhang Min on the left and right sides.
Li Zhi raised his head and said: "It's more than 50 billion! Before Lehman, we sold a lot of properties and stocks, and then quickly bought them back. Over time, our assets expanded a lot. Moreover, we made profits by speculating in gold.
If it’s several billion, I’m afraid our three houses will have assets worth 20 billion.”
Lin Zuhui rewarded him and said, "Well done! How did the three eldest sons perform in college?"
The three girls gave birth to boys one after another in 1993. Later, the three girls gave birth to two girls and one boy respectively.
Therefore, the three eldest sons have already entered university in Singapore last year and did not choose to study abroad. This is what Lin Zuhui meant.
"They're all good..." Li Zhi commented.
"Well, that's good. You all deserve my reward."
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The next day, Lin Zuhui and Lin Wenjie came to the Singapore branch of New Era Group.
After sitting in the conference room, Lin Wenjie reported the progress of the acquisition to Lin Zuhui.
At this point, Lin Wenjie sighed inwardly that his father was really calm. Yesterday evening, he had the opportunity to tell him about the progress on the yacht, but his father refused directly because it was off duty time.
Of course, Lin Wenjie also knew that his father taught him to be calm and steady when doing things.
"The president of Dutch Heineken visited us and hoped that we would help them achieve the privatization of Asia Pacific Beer. They are willing to pay for the trademark rights and formulas of 'Tiger Beer' and related Asia Pacific beer brands, but they hope that the beer of these brands will continue to be produced by them.
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Lin Zuhui couldn't help laughing and said: "They had a good idea, and their feelings are still stuck in our necks. What do you think?"
Yuan Tianfan once again handed over the task to Lin Wenjie.
Lin Wenjie did not show weakness and said calmly: "The Heineken Beer Group seems to be showing weakness, but in fact it still wants to take advantage of us. As long as we take over the Asia Pacific Breweries shares from Frasers Group, our shareholding will immediately exceed 50%. By then, according to the law
, we can naturally take over Asia Pacific Brewing, and we will be able to acquire which breweries by then. Of course, in this case, Heineken Group has the right to let us buy their shares, and at the same time they can also withdraw Heineken Beer and related
Brand. If we do this, it will cost us a lot, and it is estimated that it will cost tens of billions of dollars. Frasers Group can share part of the dividends, and it is estimated that we can get back about 2 billion US dollars."
Lin Zuhui said: "So, what are your specific opinions?"
Lin Wenjie immediately said: "Be courteous before attacking, strive for more dominance from Heineken Beer Group, and jointly privatize Asia Pacific Brewing. However, we not only need to obtain beer brands and technologies such as Tiger Brand, but also obtain half of the breweries. At most, we promise not to use them."
Heineken Beer's technology. If they don't agree, then we will start with Frasers Group and convince the board of directors of Frasers Group not to sell Asia Pacific Breweries' shares first. Together with that part of the value, we will propose a full acquisition of Frasers Group at a reasonable price."
At present, the board of directors and shareholders of Frasers Group definitely want to sell Asia Pacific Breweries shares and divide this part of the funds first. After that, they can package and sell Frasers Group, and of course they have to invite multiple consortiums to bid for it.
In this way, Frasers Group shareholders can make money twice.
The senior executives of the acquisition team all lamented in their hearts that Lin Wenjie had a similar style to his father, and adopted a ‘quick, ruthless and accurate’ approach to acquisition battles.
In fact, the reason why Lin Zuhui has always been "quick, ruthless and accurate" is because he knows that the longer the acquisition war drags on, the higher the price will be.
But other acquisition teams don't think so. They think that the price needs to be tested little by little, and winning with a slight advantage is the best result. But in fact, in the end, there will always be a consortium that suddenly offers a high price.
To scare off other competitors, this high price is a high price based on the number of bids.
On the other hand, Lin Zuhui is very optimistic about the prospects, so he is willing to make a quick decision; if the prospects are not very sure, he will also adopt a gradual bidding method.
Lin Zuhui asked again: "When will our shareholding in Frasers Group reach 30%?"
The executive responsible for acquiring stocks immediately said: "Currently, there are two forces in the market that are collecting funds, so the price is higher. Frasers Group's share price has risen to 8.88 Singapore dollars (US$7.28, 1.44 billion shares), and
The share price we got from OCBC Bank is similar. Assuming a quick resolution, we can reach the 30% full acquisition line by mid-August.”
According to the regulations of the Singapore stock market, if the shareholding reaches 30%, a comprehensive acquisition must be launched, which is more severe than the 35% in Xiangjiang.
The purpose of this is naturally to protect the interests of shareholders and prevent hostile takeovers.
In fact, many people do not want a full acquisition. They want to control the company with the minimum shareholding. After all, once a full acquisition is made, the price will be very high.
But New Era Group is obviously not afraid of a comprehensive acquisition this time.
Singapore's future economic situation is very good. Whether it is shopping malls, residences, etc., the value will increase significantly.
What's more, New Era Group has too much cash, so it's a good thing to burn some of it.
"Okay, let's make a quick decision, get 30% of the shares as soon as possible, and then propose a full acquisition. On this side, we will give Heineken Group a clear signal that we will lead the separation of Asia Pacific Brewery Group and let them prepare. Star
On the Lion Group side, we have to convince their board of directors that Asia Pacific Breweries is the value of Frasers Group. We will give Frasers Group a generous price. Or, let Frasers Group sell Asia Pacific Breweries as soon as possible on the basis of the highest bidder.
.In this way, it becomes two independent mergers and acquisitions, so as not to delay them for too long."
"Okay, Chairman!"
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The Joe Brown team of the Heineken Group has a strong sense of the ambition of the New Era Group. They thought that by giving up the brand rights of Tiger beer and other beers, the New Era Group would put out the idea of bidding for Asia Pacific Brewing; but now, the New Era Group
Times Group has made it clear that they want to enter Asia Pacific Brewery, and even the entire Asia Pacific Brewery.
As for New Era Group's statement that it will not use Heineken's technology to develop new products, this makes Joe Brown's team uneasy at all. After all, you have already mastered the technology, and who knows whether you will use it or not.
"Immediately put forward an offer of US$4.5 billion to Frasers Group, and sent consultants to convince their board of directors. I hope they will consider our situation based on nearly a century of cooperation."
The top management of the team showed a trace of reluctance. The price has now been increased from 4 billion US dollars to 4.5 billion US dollars. The price is huge. The important thing is that New Era Group has not expressed its withdrawal. This is the most terrifying thing.
Generally speaking, if New Era Group expresses its withdrawal and does not prevent Heineken Group from privatizing Asia Pacific Breweries, and Heineken Group quotes this price again, Frasers Group's shareholders meeting may reach a sale agreement.
At this time, Heineken Group holds 42% of Asia Pacific Breweries, Frasers Group holds 39.7%, and New Era Group holds 8.8%, which is equivalent to 9% of public shares.
But the key point is that in the hands of Frasers Group, whoever gets the shares will win quickly.
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After Heineken Group put forward an offer of US$4.5 billion, New Era Group immediately put forward a new offer of US$5 billion.
For a time, the media in Singapore, Hong Kong, and even the world paid attention to this acquisition.
After all, such a large acquisition will not exceed 20 or even 10 a year. Of course, even the Frasers Group acquisition, and calculated together, this acquisition involves about 20 billion dollars (Asia-Pacific is worth tens of billions of dollars)
Above, Frasers Group is also worth tens of billions of dollars).
During this period, Lin Wenjie, as the executive director of New Era Group and the person in charge of this acquisition, accepted an interview with reporters.
“We still hope to jointly operate Asia Pacific Breweries with Heineken Group. If we get the shares of Asia Pacific Breweries from Frasers Group, we are willing to continue to maintain the 80-year cooperative relationship between Heineken Group and Tiger Beer based on the principle of win-win cooperation.
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"We will also give our utmost sincerity to Frasers Group. There is only one reason. Singapore is a country with unlimited possibilities and great prospects. Our New Era Group has always wanted to strengthen investment here. I love Singapore!"
Faced with Lin Wenjie's overtures, the Singaporean media quickly gave high praise. Since they are all Chinese, everyone naturally hopes that the world's richest family will come to Singapore to invest more.
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Here, Frasers Group will soon give Heineken Group a deadline, otherwise it will vote on New Era Group's offer for Asia Pacific Breweries on August 22.
Needless to say, faced with such a high offer, it is almost impossible for the shareholders of Frasers Group to refuse. Because once this resolution is passed, everyone will soon be able to get a sum of money, and then slowly transfer Frasers Group
Sell for a high price.
Heineken Group.
Joe Brown's face was ashen and he said angrily: "Shit! Damn it!"
He could see that if he made an offer again, New Era Group would also make an offer. If this continued, Heineken Group simply could not afford it.
Heineken Group's profit last year was 1.4 billion euros (US$1.9 billion). It would be strange if the board of directors would agree to spend several years' profits at once.
One executive suggested: "Why don't we go to the Singapore court and try to stop Times & Newcastle Beer Group from stealing our technology!"
This is a delaying tactic with little hope of success, but it is also Heineken's last ditch effort.
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In late August, Frasers Group finally passed a decision to sell its 39.7% stake in Asia Pacific Breweries to Times & Newcastle Beer Group for a price of US$5 billion.
At the same time, Times & Newcastle Beer Group announced that its shareholding in Asia Pacific Breweries has reached 51% and it is willing to fully acquire Asia Pacific Breweries.
At this time, although the Heineken Group is still wrangling in the law, it is obvious that Singaporean legal professionals are generally not optimistic about their demands.
This is business, this is the cruelty of the capital world!
The value of Asia Pacific Brewery originally included those technologies; but now that Times & Newcastle Beer Group has acquired 51% of the shares and has become a major shareholder, it is logical to take over Asia Pacific Brewery.
The dual-line acquisition did not panic New Era Group. The team of Era & Newcastle Beer Group began to station in Asia Pacific Brewery and continued negotiations with Heineken Group.
On the other hand, because New Era Group’s shareholding in Frasers Group has reached 30%, at the end of August, it officially issued a comprehensive acquisition announcement: it will fully acquire Frasers Group at a price of 9.55 Singapore dollars per share, involving 13.75 billion yuan.
Singapore dollar (US$11.2 billion).
Analysts believe that Frasers Group's reasonable valuation ranges from S$8.58 to S$11.56, with the average value close to S$10.
Of course, this price is the price after dividends from the sale of Asia Pacific Brewery. According to the agreement, New Era Group can distribute dividends of US$1.5 billion (accounting for 30% of the shares).
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Thai wine.
After Su Xuming heard the price of New Times today, he was stunned.
"The first quotation was so high. It seems that New Era Group is determined to win!"
"Compared to the Hong Kong consortium, our Thai consortium is still not good enough, not to mention that New Era Group is a global consortium."
Su Xuming suddenly felt helpless, but fortunately he cheered up and planned to compete.