Reborn Capital Empire

Chapter 309 The debate over the acquisition of Burger King

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"Why do you have time to come to me today?" Guo Shouyun said.

"I have something to discuss with you, I don't know the two of them!"

After that, Catherine and Guo Shouyun turned their attention to Mata and Julia.

"I'll see Elizabeth and George!"

Julia was quick to show her purpose.

Mata met the gazes of the two, more precisely met Guo Shouyun's gaze, "Bruce, I'm here to resign to you. I'm not up to the job of the executor of the Guo's Charity Foundation."

"Has your campaign for senator come to an end?"

Guo Shouyun was not surprised by Matta Lincoln's resignation. Growing up, he knew very well that his playmate was targeting politics.

"Not yet, but Speaker John has already talked to me, so it shouldn't be a big problem!" Mata said happily.

"That's really congratulations to you!"

"Haha, actually, I would like to thank you for going so smoothly. If I didn't have the contacts accumulated on the platform of the Guo Shi Charitable Foundation, I wouldn't have been able to get the senator seat so easily."

So far, Guo Shouyun has donated more than 5 billion US dollars in equity and cash to the "Guo's Charity Foundation". Even if only 5% can be donated to charity every year, it is an astonishing scale. With so much money paving the way, if Matta Lincoln can't win another state senator, his political career is over.

"By the way, do you have a choice for the executor of the foundation next?" Matta continued.

"No. Do you have the right person to recommend to me?"

"What do you think of Julia? She is a lawyer, and she also worked on the school's charitable foundation council when she was in college, so she has some experience!"

"Julia?"

Guo Shouyun looked at the woman sitting quietly beside Mata with a bit of surprise, with wisdom in her eyes.

Having known each other for so long, he doesn't know much about Julia. In addition to excellent knowledge and rich experience in the legal industry, the other party also has an extremely superior family background. My father and grandfather are both high-ranking figures in the American legal profession. It is indeed more appropriate for her to be the executor of the Guo's Charity Fund.

After thinking about it, Guo Shouyun nodded. Anyway, as the executor of the 'Guo Family Charity Fund', the other party only has the right to use the 5% of the funds. As for the financial and 95% of the funds, the right to use the funds is in the hands of the 'Guo Family Trust', which is Guo Shouyun. Therefore, he is not afraid that the other party is beyond his control.

"Of course Julia is fine. But what do you think? Are you planning to let her go into politics like you?"

"It's not. It's mainly because we're getting married soon, and monthly travel is involved. Besides, she also likes children very much. So, she plans to change to a more relaxed job. It happens to be the executor of the 'Guo's Charity Fund'. The salary is high, the treatment is good, and it's easy, just as I plan to leave. In your words, 'fat water doesn't flow to outsiders' fields'!" Mata shrugged and smiled.

"So that's the case! You guys have a good plan!" Guo Shouyun said.

"Bruce, thank you!" Julia said sincerely.

"No. Like what this guy said. Fertility doesn't flow to outsiders, and you are indeed a good fit for this position. However, Julia, although managing Guo's Charity Fund is easy, sometimes it is not easy, especially when dealing with Those guys who come to ask for the account!"

Julia naturally understood who Guo Shouyun was referring to as "the guy who came to ask for the bill". No matter domestic or foreign, everyone likes money that can be obtained without any cost. Therefore, in the past two years, Guo Shouyun has received countless cases of churches, foundations, and hospitals coming to the door in various names to 'beg for alms'.

"It's okay. I like dealing with people like that the most."

"Julia is a lawyer!" Catherine reminded.

Guo Shouyun nodded and turned to ask: "What about you, why don't you stay with your Liu Zhixing and run to me?"

"Didn't you say it just now? It's the company's business!"

After giving him a blank look, Catherine took out a document from the briefcase next to it and handed it over.

After taking a brief look, Guo Shouyun raised his brows, "Burger King? Are you planning to acquire it?"

After nodding affirmatively, "Because of poor management, Burger King is now seeking to sell. At present, the most intentional one is PE Capital Group, led by Texas Pacific Group and Pioneer Capital. However, I think Burger King is more suitable for us!"

"Just because we are also in the fast food business? ... Catherine, you know that Guo's Baccarat's fast food is only incidental, and it is different from a fast food group like Burger King, which has tens of thousands of branches around the world." Guo Shouyun said seriously.

"I know. However, there is still profit to be tapped in the fast food industry. Burger King is the world's top three fast food brands, and its popularity and recognition are second only to KFC and McDonald's in the fast food industry. In addition, if you buy Burger King, you will be able to put Baile. The combination of our food production center and Burger King will further save labor costs and improve the revenue ratio. At the same time, we can also use our channels to make Burger King out of the loss situation, killing two birds with one stone!”

Catherine also stood by her opinion.

"How much money does it take to buy Burger King?"

"Around $1.5 billion!"

"$1.5 billion, Katherine, with that $1.5 billion, Baccarat can double in size!"

"I know, but we should also see the improvement of the overall operating structure of the group with the acquisition of Burger King."

"Catherine. At present, retail and agriculture are where we should really focus our efforts. Slaughtering, logistics and catering are all supplements. Moreover, now Guo's retail and agriculture account for less than 10% of the same industry, and it is far from the dominant position. The U.S. market is far behind, let alone the world market. At a time when the foundation should be laid, distracting the catering industry is not in line with our current development strategy, let alone the future of the company, and we do not have such strength."

"Business development needs to be based on the long-term, which is what you once told me. The acquisition of Burger King is not only a supplement to Guo's food service. More importantly, it can get Burger King's international experience and her experienced staff. These staff can make up for Baccarat's lack of veteran staff with customer experience during its rapid expansion."

Looking at the two people who were blushing, Julia, who was sitting on the side, showed a hint of shock and anxiety on her face.

"Aren't you persuading? They seem to be fighting!"

"No. I've seen this kind of situation from childhood to adulthood. If you can't fight, just watch the show with confidence!" After waving his hand, Mata said indifferently.

Seeing his expression of 'it's not a big deal to watch the fun', Julia glared at him a little angrily.

"Bruce, Catherine, stop arguing. In fact, if you have anything, you can sit down and discuss it slowly!"

After all, Julia could not violate her principles.

"It doesn't matter!" Catherine smiled at her, and the moment she turned her head, her face returned to her previous pungency, "I must buy Burger King!"

"I have no money for you!" Guo Shouyun said without hesitation.

"You don't need to give me money, we can solve the acquisition funds ourselves!"

"It is not allowed to use the assets of the Guo Group to mortgage loans, let alone issue ABS bonds!" Guo Shouyun said again.

"I promise not!" Catherine gritted her silver teeth.

"Huh? This is surprising!" Guo Shouyun was surprised, "Then what are you going to do?"

"If I say it, you will sign the acquisition contract?"

"Do not!"

"That's it!"

Looking at Catherine's expression, Guo Shouyun thought about it a few times, "Aren't you going to use leveraged buyout?"

Catherine's eyes flashed, and although she didn't nod her head in time, Guo Shouyun knew that she had guessed right.

"Are you really planning a leveraged buyout?"

"Can't you?"

"Of course not...!" Just as he was about to refuse, Guo Shouyun took it back. After a brief thought, "it's not impossible if you're planning a leveraged buyout."

"Really?" Catherine's eyes lit up.

"Of course. But there is a precondition!"

"What conditions, you say?"

"It's very simple. After the acquisition of Burger King, subsequent debts can only be repaid with Burger King's own revenue. The Guo Group must not be implicated. It is not allowed to use the group's funds to cover Burger King's own debts."

If Catherine can really bring Burger King back to life without compromising the Guo Group's own development funds, then it will be a good thing for the group. If not, then the acquisition of Burger King will not make Guo lose money. Because the era of skyrocketing real estate in the United States is coming soon. Land appreciation alone is enough to make up for Burger King's capital shortfall.

"I can agree, but as the first capital to leverage leverage, the group must invest no less than $500 million!"

"No, at most 200 million. Otherwise, it will slow down the development of the group!"

"It's too few, if not 500 million, there should be 450 million!"

After the two haggled for a while, they reached an agreement on the investment of 280 million US dollars~www.wuxiaspot.com~ This matter finally came to an end here.

"It's so boring, I thought you would refuse!" Mata glanced at Guo Shouyun and pouted.

Guo Shouyun smiled and said nothing more. In fact, at the beginning, he really planned to refuse. Because now he is thinking more about reducing the business scope of the companies he is involved in and concentrating on developing several industries. Wait until these industries become bigger before considering expansion.

But after arguing with Catherine, he discovered that she was not wrong to buy Burger King in the first place. If it can win this global catering company, it will be very beneficial to the development of Guo. If nothing else, the improvement of Guo's brand alone is exciting. Moreover, Burger King's operational experience, as well as experienced staff, are beneficial to Kuok's development. Now, the Guo family does not lack funds, but there is a shortage of experienced service personnel, especially middle-level managers such as store managers.

In addition, in terms of his understanding of Guo's and Guo's development strategy, he is definitely not as good as Catherine, who is Guo's CEO, who is far away from Guo's operations. Whether it's out of respect for her or Catherine's successful experience in taking charge of Guo's over the years, as long as it's not the kind of project that will inevitably lose money in his opinion, he is willing to support the other party's decision.

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