Rebirth of the Strongest Tycoon

"Sir Carter, do you think this was accidental or manipulative? Could it be the Rothier family?"

The chairman's office, the seat of the London Lock Fund, where George Berkeley sat face to face with Duke Carter Howard, he asked straight to the point.

Although he was quite sure, he still wanted to hear the opinion of Duke Carter Howard.

Duke Carter Howard shook his head and said: "According to the current level of the outbreak, it is definitely not an accident. We have not done it, so it will be the biggest potential beneficiaries other than us who will do it. Except for the Rothier family, there should be no other forces."

George Berkeley nodded slightly, pondered for a moment and asked again: "Sir Carter, since the Rothier family has started, they will definitely not want to delay it for too long, we should act too, do you know what happened to Prince Philip? "

Saying that, George Burke looked at Duke Carter Howard with expectant eyes.

I saw Duke Carter Howard smiled and nodded and said, "Prince Philip has agreed to cooperate, and I have agreed to his conditions directly. Now that you are not coming, I am going to tell you in the morning and listen to your opinions."

"Prince Philip's conditions are very loose. According to the situation of Barings Bank, it is very likely that he will take over it for free by taking on debts. If the operation is successful, he needs 20% of the equity, but he will not participate in the management and operation of Barings Bank. "

"We have no opinion either!"

George Berkeley said with a smile, secretly thinking that Duke Carter Howard is powerful.

Prince Philip's conditions are indeed very loose. When the boss Xia Yu communicated with him, he made a limit of 30% equity. Now Prince Philip only takes 20%, and they will take the extra 10%. Shared with Duke Carter Howard.

"Sir Carter, how should the remaining 80 percent be divided?"

George Berkeley did not falter and directly asked the most core interests.

Although the boss Xia Yu has already made a decision with him and let him be directly responsible, he still hopes to get as much equity as possible for the boss, so as to reflect his ability.

When it came to the division of interests, Duke Carter Howard was instantly cautious. He involuntarily straightened his back, looked at George Berkeley with a burning gaze, and said, "Mr. Berkeley, I need half of the remaining 80% of the equity. The management of the company is in London, and with my efforts, my request is not excessive.”

Regarding the efforts of Duke Carter Howard,

George Berkeley agrees. Although the shorting of Barings Bank was proposed by the Bright Fund, the Howard family contributed a lot to it.

And at critical moments, the Howard family also played a huge role, such as discovering the Rothschild family lurking, or securing Prince Philip.

These two key roles will be the premise of taking over Barings Bank in its entirety.

Without Duke Carter Howard's contribution, even if the Bright Fund could make a profit by shorting Barings Bank, it would not be able to win the entirety of Barings Bank, and it might even be swallowed up by the Rothschild family in the end without even getting any equity.

But still the same sentence, knowing that it is known, involving the dispute of key interests, George Berkeley will not be embarrassed.

Although the boss Xia Yu did not say it clearly, George Berkeley knew that in this matter, the boss was not very good at fighting. As a subordinate, he naturally had to contribute to the boss.

Therefore, George Berkeley immediately shook his head and said: "Sir Carter, I see all your efforts, but our role cannot be ignored. Without our capital to resist the main pressure, the prices of copper futures and aluminum futures will not be It would go up so high, Barings wouldn’t lose so much, and we wouldn’t be able to make a short profit, let alone an acquisition.”

"One more thing, after the acquisition of Barings Bank, the most important thing is to let Barings Bank tide over the difficulties and develop. At this point, I think we can do better."

"So I think we should have a 45 percent stake, which is what we deserve!"

Although 35% is within the acceptable range, Duke Carter Howard still intends to fight again, and he can count a little more.

He retorted: "Mr. Berkeley, our role is also irreplaceable, but considering that the Bright Fund is indeed inviting me to join the plan, then I will take a step back, and you will take 4% of the remaining 80% of the equity. Eleven, I take thirty-nine percent."

George Berkeley did not answer, but asked directly: "Sir Carter, if Barings Bank is acquired by us, are you confident that the assets of Barings Bank will be quintupled within ten years?"

"Now the main business of Barings Bank is in the field of commercial banking, and in the investment banking business, there is no outstanding achievement, but if we have our full support, I think Barings Bank will quickly complete the transformation."

"Do you think a 39 percent stake in an original Barings Bank is more valuable, or a 35 percent stake in a rapidly growing Barings Bank?"

"As for what you said about taking turns in charge of Barings Bank, I have no problem with that. It must be the most difficult at the beginning. You can also take the lead, or we can start."

Duke Carter Howard frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Do you have the confidence to develop Barings Bank quickly?"

George Berkeley nodded confidently and said, "Of course, Sir Carter, you should know about the Jiuding Bank in Hong Kong and the Chinese Commercial Bank in London. How do you think these two banks have developed?"

"Our boss started out in the financial industry. There should be no doubt about his ability in this area, right?"

Duke Carter Howard nodded silently, approving what George Berkeley said.

It's all said and done, he can accept it, 35% is 35%.

"Okay, just divide it according to your plan."

After listening, George Berkeley smiled and said, "Thank you Sir for your generosity."

"Then let's discuss the details of the operation in detail next?"

"Of course, but I'll have to wait a moment. I'll make a call."

After speaking, Duke Carter Howard picked up the microphone on the table and made a call.

After the call, Duke Carter Howard and George Berkeley left the Locke Foundation for a Howard family stronghold in London.

Half an hour later, Prince Philip, wearing a dome hat and sunglasses, arrived at the base in a low-key manner. After negotiating for more than an hour, a plan that was perfected to the details was freshly released.

When George Berkeley returned to the company, he laid out the work according to the plan.

It wasn't until the evening, when it was already eight o'clock in New York, that he used the latest secret satellite phone to inform Xia Yu of the specific details.

In the next few days, the collapse of Barings Bank has been at the peak of public opinion, and the impact has become more and more bad.

Not only the three major markets have been affected, but even the bank savings sector has been hit.

It was only because many depositors lined up at the gates of the major branches of Barings Bank overnight to withdraw money, which caused panic among other depositors.

Fortunately, the Bank of Barings and the Bank of England have been calling on the public to be rational, and the Bank of Barings has never experienced a shortage of cash, which can barely resist the pressure of public opinion.

But as long as there is no result for a day, the impact will only increase day by day until the day of the outbreak.

Just on the fifth day after the news of Barings Bank's impending bankruptcy, that is, on Sunday, the Bank of England, the central bank of the United Kingdom, had to regretfully declare that the bailout failed, and Barings Bank declared bankruptcy.

After Barings Bank declared bankruptcy, the Bank of England stood up again and solemnly promised to properly handle Barings Bank and fully protect the interests of all depositors.

As soon as these words were released, many companies that had already been gearing up for the Bank of England immediately flocked to the Bank of England to see if they could get a bargain. Among them, Barclays Bank was the fastest responder.

And as the No. 2 figure in the Roshir family, Evelyn Roshir is even more directly responsible.

Just when Evelyn Roshir was going all out, expecting his own plan to win, a special acquisition plan was sent to the desk of the Governor of the Bank of England through a special channel of Buckingham Palace.

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