Rebirth of the Strongest Tycoon

Bright Fund can now be said to be one of the giants in the British capital world.

Of course, Xia Yu is referring to real assets, because many assets have been processed, so the outside world's awareness of Bright Fund will be one level lower.

But even so, the Bright Fund is one of the capital giants, and no one in the UK dares to despise it.

In terms of actual assets, the strength of Bright Fund is now mainly concentrated in four areas.

The first is the investment field, which is the basic plan of the Bright Fund. Relying on Xia Yu's foresight and the strong execution of George Berkeley and others, the Bright Fund is well-known in the investment field, whether it is short-term investment, long-term investment or Short, the strength is not bad.

In the three markets of stock market, futures market and foreign exchange market, there are large sums of money in operation.

The futures market and foreign exchange market are basically short-term operations, and the representative assets are relatively small, but in the stock market, there are more things that can reflect strength.

For example, in the insurance sector, it holds a 5.1% stake in Prudential Group, a 5.1% stake in French General Insurance, and a 5.1% stake in Aviva Group. These three insurance companies are ranked in the UK. Among the top three in the insurance industry, Bright Fund has a board seat.

Another example is the energy sector, which holds a 6.5% stake in the Centrair Group, which operates natural gas, 6.2% in the South Scotland Power Company, and 5.9% in the National Grid Corporation of the United Kingdom. These three companies are also in the United Kingdom. A power and energy giant, Bright Fund also has a board seat.

In addition, it also owns a 5.3 percent stake in chemical giant Unilever, and 6.3 percent in British HSBC Holdings, the parent company of Hong Kong HSBC, all of which have board seats.

How influential is evident...

The second is the media field. Bright Fund is a giant in the UK media industry and even the European media industry.

In the UK, it holds the Financial Times Group and the Mirror Group, and controls six major national newspapers, 53 local newspapers, 96 weekly magazines, and 123 other semi-monthly and monthly magazines.

Among them, six major national newspapers, "Financial Times", "Daily Telegraph", "Daily Mirror", "Sports Life", "Sunday Daily Mirror", "Sunday People's Daily", etc., are sold in every More than one million copies of the issue, accounting for 32% of the national newspaper sales.

Regional newspaper sales also account for eight per cent of the UK regional newspaper market.

In the field of British television broadcasting, it holds 3.2% of the United Television Corporation, which owns 13 private television stations and 67 local radio stations; it also holds the second largest wireless broadcasting equipment manufacturer in the UK. - 35.4 percent stake in Clyde Broadcasting Corporation.

In addition to the UK, the Mirror Group owns 177 newspapers and magazines in the US, Italy and Spain, an increase of 82 over the previous two years, all of which were acquired.

In particular, France is worth mentioning. The French branch of the Mirror Group is also a French film and television media giant. It owns 59 newspapers. The flagship newspaper "Ferrero" ranks first in the daily sales of French newspapers, and the entire company's newspaper distribution amount, accounting for as much as 28% of the whole of France.

The French branch of the Mirror Group also owns EMI, the second largest film company in France, and the largest cinema chain and distribution company in France, with 238 cinemas and 269 screens.

The third field is the heavy industry field, represented by the Rolls-Royce Motor Car Group, which is now the largest car group in the UK. With its popular models, it is selling well around the world, and its strength is unquestionable.

The fourth major area is the banking sector. It holds 84.6 percent of Standard Chartered Bank, 58.9 percent of Royal Bank of Scotland, and 22 percent of Huashang Bank. , a 20 percent stake in Barings Bank.

In addition to the four major areas, there are still some scattered but not insignificant assets, such as the 15.3% equity of the Coca-Cola Company of the United States,

13.4% of the US Disney Company, 7% of the British Great Eastern Telecom Company, 4% of the British Petroleum Company, the largest auction house Sotheby's and so on.

The final statistics show that the actual value of the entire Bright Fund has exceeded 6 billion pounds!

Considering that it controls Standard Chartered Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland, which have huge assets, the assets directly or indirectly controlled by Bright Fund have exceeded 20 billion pounds, which is far more than 100 billion Hong Kong dollars when converted into pounds.

In Xiangjiang, the strength of the Bright Fund is second only to the Jiuding Consortium.

In the United Kingdom, the Bright Fund can also be squeezed into the threshold of large consortiums. It can be called the Bright Consortium, and it is qualified to fight against the top old-fashioned consortia in the United Kingdom.

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After reading these materials, Xia Yu looked at his watch, only to realize that he had watched it for nearly an hour.

However, these results made him very happy.

Unconsciously, he has laid such a large foundation in the UK, and they are all high-quality assets, with huge influence and potential.

Even if his Jiuding Consortium in Xiangjiang is gone, just relying on the Guangming Fund is enough for him to inherit his family for a hundred years!

"George, well done, the company is doing great under your management!"

Xia Yu praised George Berkeley.

George Berkeley said humbly: "Boss, it's mainly because you planned well. I just follow your instructions and execute it normally."

Xia Yu shook his head with a smile and said, "I see your hard work and achievements in my eyes. When the year ends, I will give you a surprise!"

A look of anticipation flashed in George Berkeley's eyes, and he said gratefully, "Thank you, Chairman, for your approval!"

After a few more chats, Xia Yu asked George Berkeley about the situation in France.

"George, tell me about the latest situation in France."

George Berkeley pondered for a long time, and after finishing his draft, he said: "Boss, according to your instructions, I have been collecting the market conditions of all walks of life in France. More insider information cannot be collected for the time being, and the information is kept secretly in my home."

"Then there is the connection with Mitterrand, which has always been close, and he has not snubbed the relationship with us because he became the French president."

"As far as I know, Mitterrand has taken full control of the cabinet and parliament, and now the Socialist Party is the dominant family. At the government level, his will and orders can be fully implemented."

"Now Mitterrand is in close contact with various families and consortiums in France, and is exchanging interests, hoping to obtain the support of these families and consortiums for him, so that the government's policies and instructions can be effectively implemented and implemented."

"At the moment, it looks like the situation is more complicated."

"Mitterand advocates a gradual structural reform of the French economy through a certain degree of nationalization, planning and autonomous management on the basis of not eliminating private ownership, in order to establish a 'democratic', 'free' 'French-style society' ism'."

"He now intends to strengthen the state's intervention in economic life, emphasizing economic planning and expanding nationalization, which will seriously damage the interests of capitalists, so the attitude of major French families and financial groups towards Mitterrand is very complicated."

"However, I talked to Mitterrand, and he himself expressed confidence in the government's ability to execute, and he also intends to start the nationalization reform from the core banking industry, which is directly aimed at the lifeblood of major French consortia and families."

"As for how to implement it, he just told me that there is no clear plan, and it is currently under study..."

"These are the specific circumstances."

After speaking, George Berkeley quietly looked at Xia Yu who was in a state of thought, waiting for his instructions.

PS: I slept for more than three hours last night, and I woke up at 2:30 in the morning. I was busy until the evening. I'm really sorry.