"We meet now so that Mr. Thain and I can have room to cooperate..." Xiao Qi said as he invited Thain to sit down on the sofa.
The bodyguards were either sitting at the door or entering the room. They were the only ones in the living room.
Thain wasn't worried about any recording equipment at all. According to Xiao Qi's status, it was absolutely impossible for him to do such a despicable thing.
The upper class society also has the rules of the upper class. Character and reputation are often more important than money and wealth.
"I know Mr. Thain's time is valuable, and we won't talk in circles." Xiao Qi poured him a glass of champagne and said, "I want 20% of Bloomberg's shares and 49.8% of Black Rock Group's shares. If Thain
If Mr. En can help you deal with the situation and ultimately succeed, I will pay you appropriate compensation. Based on the market price of these shares, I will give you a total of 100 million in lobbying funds, and the purchase price will be cheaper than the market price for every one
percentage, I will give you 1% of the reduced amount as compensation, what do you think?"
Thain had considered it in detail before he came. After hearing this, he shook his head and said, "I can't come forward with lobbying matters, but I can tell you about the preferences and characteristics of each partner and director to help you lobby them better."
"Okay." Xiao Qi nodded and said, "Then I will only give you 50 million US dollars for the time being, and the remuneration for subsequent price negotiations will remain unchanged. Do you think it is okay?"
"I think we can give it a try." Thain agreed with this approach, "But you know the difficulties faced by the two companies you want to acquire, Qishao. The boards of directors of Bloomberg News and Black Rock Group have priority
Rights. So I think if you don’t want to cause trouble, you can sell 20% of Bloomberg’s shares at a premium of up to US$5 billion, and we will also require cash transactions as soon as possible, so Bloomberg will definitely not be able to come up with that much money. Most likely this
The shares are yours.
As for Black Rock Group, the board of directors is just a group of professional managers, and they don’t have the money to buy it. But if you can promise to give them 1%-3% of the shares after buying the shares, then the problem will be much easier to handle!”
Xiao Qi laughed when he heard this.
How else could it be said that traitors are the easiest way for a strong fortress to be breached?
It was originally a very difficult matter, but after Thain made such a simple statement, the chance of success immediately increased!
The current value of Bloomberg News itself is around US$5 billion, but this is the market price. No one purchases large-scale shares based on the market price. It is at least 10% to 20% cheaper. In fact, Bloomberg in the previous life
Mr. Mayor, in mid-July, he only spent about 4.3 billion U.S. dollars to acquire 20% of the shares through a series of means such as debt mortgages.
If Xiao Qi offered 5 billion in cash and within a very short period of time, Bloomberg would certainly not be able to raise that much money and would have to watch Xiao Qi buy the shares.
indeed.
Xiao Qi spent 700 million more than he did to buy 20% of Bloomberg's shares, which seems to be a bit of a loss. In addition, Xiao Qi's public relations and lobbying expenses may even increase the cost by another 100 million US dollars.
But Xiao Qi knew what Bloomberg would be like in the future, so it would be worthwhile to buy it.
Also, Bloomberg mainly relies on selling various financial information intelligence. Xiao Qi collects various business intelligence all over the world for his own use. It is naturally much more convenient to have a professional intelligence company in which he holds shares.
The Black Rock Group later acquired the company at a price of 11 billion to 12 billion US dollars, and also paid a 1% to 3% benefit fee to the management, which means an additional cost of about 100 to 300 million US dollars. It seems to be a gain.
Management.
But considering that Xiao Qi has a reason to buy it. This is the best way to ensure Xiao Qi's success. Spending hundreds of millions of dollars more is not a problem at all for Xiao Qi.
With his mind spinning, Xiao Qi nodded, "So, can I get the information on Merrill Lynch's partners and shareholders in the past two days? Are there any good lobbying companies you can recommend?"
Thain took out a small envelope from the bag on the inside of his suit. "This is the information I compiled this afternoon. There are a total of 7 partners and directors who can be contacted in this way. And they are all very important in the company."
Once a person with prestige convinces them, they can get at least half of the votes. Carrillo Consulting is the number one lobbying firm in New York. It is very strict on confidentiality and has won people's trust. I believe that this time they will
I won’t let you down, Mr. Qi.”
After a pause, he continued: "In fact, I think, Qishao, you can still quote the financial data company. In this way, you can prevent the Middle East capital that is determined to win it from Bloomberg and Black Rock Group.
Adding to the trouble."
Ginger is still spicy!
Xiao Qi immediately accepted his opinion from his heart.
Because those Middle Eastern capitals have a lot of money, and now they want to take advantage of Merrill Lynch's weakness to buy more valuable companies so that they can continue to make money for them.
No matter from any aspect, petroleum countries such as Qatar, Kuwait, and Abu Dhabi are not weaker than Xiao Qi, and are even more powerful than Xiao Qi.
Because they can sell the oil they dig out for money, unlike Xiao Qi who holds most of the fixed assets. - Compared with European and American companies, Xiao Qi has a lot of spare money, but compared with the local tycoons in the Middle East, Xiao Qi has a lot of spare money.
Qi is a bit unsatisfactory.
On this basis, it would definitely be a good idea if Xiao Qi pretended to compete with them for the financial data company, and then pretended to give up the financial data company to them, and then made the Middle East capital give up the competition between Bloomberg and Black Rock Group.
method of responding to the enemy.
The cost is not high, but the effect is very good. People who are not quick-thinking and cunning people will never think of it.
Just based on this piece of advice given by Thain, Xiao Qi felt that it was worth at least 10 million US dollars.
"Then without further ado, I'll start taking action as soon as I'm ready!" Xiao Qi stood up and said.
Thain also stood up happily, "I'll be waiting to cooperate with Qi Shao after I get back!"
"Work with me, you won't be disappointed."
After Xiao Qi shook hands with him, the bodyguards escorted him out of the door.
Xiao Qi didn't say how to pay him, and Thain seemed to have forgotten it, not mentioning a word.
This is also where Thain is smart. He knows that Xiao Qi cannot cheat.
Moreover, it is definitely very unpleasant to be greedy for rewards when things are not settled yet. Wouldn't it be more peaceful to wait until the matter is settled and then accept generous rewards?
For a professional manager like him, he can still maintain some loyalty and hard work when a company is operating normally.
But now it is clear that Merrill Lynch is a victim thrown by Wall Street. Sitting on such a broken ship that is about to sink at any time, who can still work with peace of mind and remain loyal to it?
Do not make jokes!
People are selfish animals. At this time, the most correct thing to do is to get more benefits for yourself!
Xiao Qi understands Thain's mentality. At the same time, he believes that most of Merrill Lynch's senior executives also think the same way, so it will be much easier to convince them.
Isn’t it just spending money?
Xiao Qi doesn't have much else, he just has a lot of money!
As long as money can solve the problem, it’s not a problem!
Sitting in the car going home, Xiao Qi immediately contacted Tong Wencong.
Because of the interest in shorting subordinated debt, Tong Wencong was considered a very important partner of Xiao Qi, and it was impossible to betray him in this kind of secret operation business.
With Tong Wencong, a famous Wall Street fund manager, as the middleman, no matter what you do, you have enough room for maneuver.
"Oh, Carrillo Consulting Company! This company is indeed very powerful. Whether it is economic bills, oil trade, or tobacco-related matters, they have a way to succeed, and they really keep it secret. It's just that the methods are a little sinister.
It’s a bit expensive, and it’s very expensive to collect money.” Tong Wencong said of Carrillo Consulting Company.
"Money is not an issue. I will allocate 300 million US dollars from my income first. If it is not enough, I will send you the information later and tell them that I just want to see the results I want as quickly and best as possible."
!" Xiao Qi ordered.
"Haha, since you are so cheerful, Mr. Qi, I think they will fight for their lives this time!" Tong Wencong smiled and hung up the phone.
Tong Wencong didn't have any embarrassment about participating in acquisition lobbying on Xiao Qi's behalf. He always did this, and it's not like Xiao Qi didn't pay him for his hard work. It was a win-win situation.
Even if there is no additional increase, US$300 million is definitely an astronomical figure for a lobbying company.
Even excluding the money given to the partners and directors, at least Carrillo Consulting Company can earn around 30 million to 50 million. Such big business is not often encountered!
Speaking of which, the lobbying laws in the United States are really interesting.
If it is insider trading privately, you will be severely punished.
But if you use a lobbying company to do intermediary contact, then there won't be any problem.
I am afraid it is precisely for this reason that there are so many lobbying companies in the United States!
In Xiao Qi's view, although lobbying companies are walking in the dark and on the edge of the law, their ability to act and their connections are definitely not what ordinary people can have.
Not to mention Wall Street, you can see countless lobbying companies everywhere on Capitol Hill in Washington.
To say that they can influence U.S. national policy may be an exaggeration.
But it is not an exaggeration at all to say that they can influence most of the senators and representatives of the United States.
Even many senators and representatives were elected with campaign funds contributed by lobbying companies.
Since Carrillo Consulting Company is known as the number one in New York, let Xiao Qi see if they are really worthy of their name! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!