If Lymart is a company owned by one of the six major consortiums, then it is likely to get some help...,
But the problem is that Itochu Corporation, the former largest shareholder of Lymart, has sold its shares, and the remaining major foreign shareholders have also sold their shares. The remaining 30% or so of the shares are held by some ordinary clubs and individuals.
Well, it has nothing to do with the six major financial groups at all.
From a practical point of view, among the chain retail terminals in Japan, Lymart is only the fourth. There are companies such as 7-11 in front of them. They are the most powerful. They are only fourth, and they are not worthy of the help of major consortiums.
Therefore, if you pay attention, you will know that the TV newspapers that helped A-lymart build momentum in the past are basically not big names. The so-called financial people who speak for them are just people who make a living.
None of the real big guys are willing to speak out.
But there is something worth noting.
That is Xiao Qi's partners in Japan. This time, they did not stand up to speak for Fairy Company, but remained silent.
The reason is naturally because Lymart is a Japanese company, and they cannot force their own company for the sake of a foreign company.
This made Xiao Qi sigh. The Japanese are still very united, and business and private affairs are separated. This is something that Chinese companies can learn from.
No matter what, after Europe and the United States slammed the Japanese club's behavior, Lymart fans couldn't hold it anymore. The management quickly admitted defeat and publicly apologized on TV, explaining that they would abide by business rules, but also hoped that Mr. Xiao Qi
Don't do anything that harms the interests of Lymart employees.
And on the next day, Isamu Nitta, the representative and chairman of Lymart, went to Chengdu to meet and talk with Xiao Qi.
There is nothing he can do if he doesn't surrender. Although Lymart is protesting these days, Nomura Securities has not been slow to act. On the one hand, it is negotiating with retail shareholders. On the other hand, it is directly pressuring the Tokyo Stock Exchange to make them agree to this.
Privatization delisting request.
These things are the specialty of Nomura Securities. Naturally, they do it with ease. With Lymart's mere strength, there is no way to stop it.
Coupled with the pressure from the outside world, the senior executives of Ami Lymart knew that Xiao Qi's acquisition of Ami Lymart was a foregone conclusion. Naturally, they had no choice but to settle down and talk to Xiao Qi to see how they could protect their best interests.
Nitta Yong is 53 years old this year. He entered A-lymart right after graduating from college. After more than 20 years of hard work, he climbed up from the bottom step by step and became the president of A-lymart.
In the few years since he took office, there has been great improvement in the development of new stores in Baodao, South Korea and mainland China. In the next few years, there will be further improvement. Even in mainland China, a
Lymart's development is better than that of 7-11. This is Nitta Isamu's ability.
Xiao Qi actually has a "use them if they have talent" attitude when it comes to whether or not he should use Japanese people. Japan has many talents and good systems. It is not a shame to use these to make Chinese companies stronger.
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For example, Fairy Laboratory has many Japanese engineers. Fairy Direct Store Manager Domoto Ha Satoshi is also Japanese, and Fairy Farm will have a large number of Japanese experts in the future.
Xiao Qi feels that your ability is to use Japanese ingenuity and wisdom on your own side to create various beneficial things for the Chinese people.
Moreover, the money for hiring these Japanese experts was earned from the subprime mortgage crisis, the appreciation of the yen, etc., which is equivalent to using Japanese money to hire them.
Although Nitta Yong was mentally prepared when he met Xiao Qi, he still felt filled with emotion when he saw such a young boy, younger than his son.
When I was Xiao Qi's age, I was still studying in school, but Xiao Qi had become the richest man in the world. He bought Lymart from Lymart without any effort.
"Mr. Xiao!" Nitta Yong maintained the customary respect of the Japanese and nodded and bowed when he came up, "It's an honor to meet you!"
"Please take a seat, President Nitta." Xiao Qi said with a smile, "I am also very satisfied with your work at Lymart. We will have more opportunities to cooperate in the future!"
"Cooperation?" Nitta Yong was surprised, and even his city government couldn't help but asked in surprise: "A Lymart is already yours, Mr. Xiao. We should accept your jurisdiction instead of cooperation, right?"
"The jurisdiction is my own, but cooperation is also necessary." Xiao Qidao, "For all the companies I acquire, I will not buy them on a whim.
Cherish. Therefore, when I treat the capable senior management of these companies, I don’t treat them as subordinates. We cooperate and work together to make the company bigger and better.”
"What do you mean?" Nitta Isamu is not so easily moved.
"Don't you have 3% of the shares now? I don't plan to acquire this part, and I will give you another 2%." Xiao Qidao, "You are also shareholders and my partners. After completing A Lymart, I will give you another 2%."
It’s all beneficial, don’t you think?”
Nitta Yong was overjoyed when he heard this.
They were originally afraid that Xiao Qi would fire them directly after acquiring Lymart. They had been working at Lymart all their lives. Apart from this job, Xiao Qi would not treat them badly when buying and selling shares, and there would be no severance pay.
I will give less, but the gap in my heart is enough to make people unbearable.
Now Xiao Qi has said that not only does he not want their shares, he also allocates another 2% of the shares, which is 5% of the shares. According to Xiao Qi's approach to American companies, the management is also the only shareholder group besides him.
We will have to rely on them in the future, and it is absolutely impossible to burn bridges by crossing the river.
"Qi Shao, can you rest assured that we will continue to be in power?" Nitta Yong thought and his words changed.
"Of course I'm relieved." Xiao Qi said, "But I want to make it clear that I am planning to separate Baodao and Southeast Asia. I will retain the Amilymart brand and operation methods, but the profits and ownership will be separated.
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"Are these the only places?" Nitta Yong asked.
"Yes, except for these places, including matters in mainland China, everything can be decided by your headquarters." Xiao Qi said, "But I hope you can buy back all the shares of the branches that cooperate with others. This is your first decision.
One mission.”
"I understand, no problem." Nitta Yong said seriously.
If a company has money, how can it allow foreigners to take stock?
A fan of Lymart has no money, so if it wants to develop and grow, it must accept external capital. Then everyone's shares will be diluted, and there is no way to hold a controlling stake.
It's not like 7-11. It was originally a convenience store created by Ito-Yokado. After doing well in Japan, it went directly back to acquire the head office in the United States and became a subsidiary of Ito-Yokado.
With a strong backend to support their development, they certainly don’t have to think too much about their development. Even if they develop overseas, they will not let others participate in the investment.
Because there is no money, Lymart also adopts a cooperation model for its overseas expansion.
In Baodao, their shares do not account for 50%, and in China it is even less, about 30%.
This is also the biggest reason why Lymart has so many stores but only has a market value of US$4 billion.
"There is the third point." Xiao Qi said, "I hope you can make a detailed plan and try your best to buy stores with good locations and high operating income."
"Buy it?" Nitta Yong thought he heard wrongly.
"Yes, as long as you think it is valuable, then buy it, there is no limit to the quantity." Xiao Qi said.
"real?"
"Do you think the world's richest man would tell you such a lie?" Xiao Qi said with a dumb smile.
"Okay! Thank you Qishao! In this way, our profits will increase a lot!" Nitta Yong said with great encouragement, "Don't worry, I will definitely keep the cost of purchasing the store to the lowest. In addition, our management
The shares will also decrease with the amount of funds you invest!"
He is quite smart.
Now Xiao Qi can spend about 5 billion US dollars to privatize Lymart, and their 5% is 250 million US dollars.
But when Xiao Qi invests another 5 billion or 10 billion US dollars in the future, they can't be so shameless and still maintain 5% of the shares, right? It is inevitable that the shares will be diluted.
Xiao Qi nodded, "Don't worry, as long as the profits are good, shareholder dividends and management incentives, everything will be in accordance with your Japanese rules!"
Nitta Isamu was grinning from ear to ear.
The Japanese are very willing to pay attention to their senior management. The higher the senior management, the more salary and dividend rewards they receive.
Xiao Qi said that their annual income of several million US dollars is indispensable.
No matter how their life's work is to be addicted to Lymart, this wealth and glory is still what everyone pursues.
"Please rest assured!" Nitta Yong stood up again and said solemnly: "lymart will not let you down! With your support, we will definitely be able to launch an attack on 7-11!"
7-11 is not only the largest retail terminal convenience store in Japan, but also the largest retail terminal convenience store in the world.
Lymart, a fan of A, has long wanted to surpass them, but it has never been strong enough.
Now that there is finally a big boss with strong assets behind them, can they not be ambitious and want to start a career?