Reborn Nobility

Chapter 626: Mergers and Acquisitions Frustrated

He Shiyun nodded seriously, smiled sweetly and said, "I will be more careful."

Xia Xiaoluo had lunch in their magazine club. Seeing that they were busy without rest and had no intention of intervening in their work, he returned to the dormitory.

Xia Xiaoluo had just returned to the dormitory when his cell phone rang in his pocket. He looked at the number and saw that it was Lin Fengcheng's. He thought to himself that Lin Fengcheng rarely contacted him, so there must be something important. He quickly pressed the answer button.

Lin Fengcheng's slightly deep voice came from the receiver: "Master Luo, the acquisition of Vale is not going very smoothly."

"Huh? What's going on?" Xia Xiaoluo felt very surprised. Vale is a resource-intensive enterprise and controls many minerals around the world. However, its cash flow is not sufficient, and its hunger for funds has not been alleviated. This company

Since the mid-1990s, strategic investors have been introduced several times, including the Mitsui Consortium, known as the nuclear submarine of the industrial economy, with the purpose of attracting funds.

"The problem is difficult to explain clearly. In short, the negotiation process was not smooth. It was repeatedly obstructed by its current shareholder, the management of Bethlehem Steel Company, and it can be said that it was made difficult in every possible way." Lin Fengcheng, a business elite who has been on Wall Street for many years, rarely showed signs of depression.

tone.

Xia Xiaoluo frowned and thought for a moment and said: "Vale's largest non-public shareholder is the American Bethlehem Steel Company, which represents the interests of the United States. The state-owned shareholders actually occupy a weak position. Who do you think these two major shareholders are?

Is it working?”

"Judging from the reactions to the negotiations, the shareholder representatives on both sides have the same caliber. Not only do they make excessive demands on price, but they also question the operating and management capabilities of our acquirer and whether they can perform well.

Regarding shareholder responsibilities, they even said that the acquirer is likely to lead Vale into the abyss." Lin Fengcheng said in a serious tone.

"Could it be that they are considering economic security? Although Tianxia Group's capital is international, will they be aware of the relationship between Tianxia Group and the Chinese government?" Xia Xiaoluo was worried. Can the Economic Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security

If this information is found, there is no guarantee that Vale's management will not.

"This is unlikely." Lin Fengcheng thought for a moment and said firmly. "Brazil is known as a country sitting on a mine cart. It attaches great importance to its domestic mineral resources and will never allow other countries' national capital to control it. Bethlehem, United States

The steel company can only obtain the shares of this company.

Because it is a private company itself. The second reason is that in the 1960s, Bethlehem Company openly supported the coup of the new Brazilian government. After the new Brazilian government was established, it reciprocated and privatized part of its shares. This is a combination of economic interests and

Advanced replacement of political interests.”

Xia Xiaoluo thought, in terms of industrial security, some countries understand it. Most countries attach great importance to it and have not been fooled by the internationalization and globalization theory of Western countries represented by the United States. It is only China's aspect.

There are still many shortcomings. In the current field of economics, the neoliberalism advocated by a group of young economists such as Zhang Weiying is in power. Although this kind of thinking is progressive, it also has many shortcomings.

There are three understandings of the world, one is the market theory, and the other is the conspiracy theory. Scholars from the Swiss Federal Institute of Science have now proposed the third, the controlled market theory. But obviously, the controlled market theory is very close to "conspiracy theory"

"Theory". I used to be a market fundamentalist, but the more I get involved in the world, the more I doubt the overly simplistic principles in the textbooks. The real world is closer to a jungle.

In the 21st century, scholars from Einstein's alma mater, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, analyzed 43,060 multinational companies and their share ownership relationships based on a database of 37 million companies and investors around the world, and found that Barclays

Banks, 147 highly interconnected financial institutions such as JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs Group, which own 40% of global wealth, indeed control the global economy and cause global market turmoil!

However, when this theory was released, under the guidance of globalization and internationalization and the guidance of neoliberalism, China had been opening up uncontrollably for more than 30 years, and many industries had been occupied by international capital.

Thinking of this, Xia Xiaoluo frowned even more tightly.

Lin Fengcheng took a deep breath, glanced at the dazzling sun in the southern hemisphere, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said: "So, we designed the merger and acquisition plan in advance. They were all in the form of shadow companies, and three angel companies were established.

Three shadow companies controlled by the fund

, the management hired are all Westerners. But Hu Shuwen and I are in charge behind the scenes. However, they are still very vigilant. These new companies have sufficient funds, but they certainly have no experience in mining, so they use this as their

Make excuses and make things difficult in every possible way."

Xia Xiaoluo flicked his fingers subconsciously, tapping the table very quickly, and said: "They are avoiding a very serious problem. Our investment is not low, but they turn a blind eye. But they consider this from our weak corporate experience.

M&A matters." He pondered for a moment and said: "From a large perspective, capital is all about profit. Whoever gives more money

, according to the theory of market competition, it should have the greatest advantage. If they want to consider the experience of business operation, this is not consistent with common sense. The acquiring party is more experienced and will be more likely to embezzle the other party in the subsequent corporate governance process.

And plunder. They should have avoided it. I think there may be a problem within Vale."

Lin Fengcheng's heart skipped a beat. When Xia Xiaoluo reminded him, he felt a glimmer of light suddenly appear in front of his eyes. Among the darkness, the glimmer of light was very obvious. However, he could not completely break out of the fog of mergers and acquisitions. He frowned.

, his mouth moved twice, but no words came out.

Xia Xiaoluo chuckled and said: "In this case, I will go to Rio de Janeiro right away. I will personally supervise the formation and see what tricks they play."

Lin Fengcheng finally let go of his hanging heart. He said with a smile on his face, "That's a good relationship."

Many major financial wars and industrial wars in the past were mostly supervised by Xia Xiaoluo. Even if he did not personally operate the war, as long as he supported the plan behind the scenes, it would often be detrimental.

In the past few years, Xia Xiaoluo has already become the soul of Tianxia Group.

Xia Xiaoluo smiled and said: "This matter, let me make a bold guess. If something goes wrong, there must be a monster. To solve this matter, it takes more than poetry. You all day long focus on the negotiation target, price, and future board of directors."

Seats are useless."

Lin Fengcheng nodded and said, "As long as you come, we will have a backbone."

Xia Xiaoluo hung up the phone. Suddenly he frowned and thought to himself, Damn, Teacher Lin said that the test results will be announced in the next two days. I have to ask her for leave.

Xia Xiaoluo called Mo Beibei, the head of the intelligence department, and asked them to temporarily stop the work at hand and ask them to be on standby in Zhongzhou City. He also asked Lei Lei to select a few elite soldiers to prepare the ground for going to Rio de Janeiro. After all,

This is not your own piece of land, so you have to be extra careful.

The next afternoon, there were no classes. Xia Xiaoluo went to Lin Anchun's office and asked her for leave. He walked into the office building of the School of Economics and Management, came to her office door, and knocked on the door.

The door was suddenly opened. Lin Anchun was very surprised to see Xia Xiaoluo coming and said, "Huh? Why are you here?"

Xia Xiaoluo smiled and said: "Didn't you say that you want to be my confidante from now on? Of course you have to keep in touch, and play friendly matches or something if you have nothing to do." As he said that, his eyes looked at Lin Anchun's body wrapped in stockings.

beautiful legs.

Lin Anchun felt happy and noticed the look in his eyes. However, he knew that his dishonesty was just teasing and teasing, and it did not necessarily mean that he had any thoughts about himself. He patted Xia Xiaoluo's arm affectionately.

, let him into the office and said: "Tsk, why don't you come here? You don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. Tell me, is there anything you need my help with?"

Xia Xiaoluo sat on a row of sofas against the wall and said with a smile: "Looking at what you said, it seems that I am ruthless and meaningless. Am I so utilitarian and worldly?"

"I don't know you yet? Tea or coffee?" Lin Anchun suddenly felt that this feeling was not bad. A man like Xia Xiaoluo might actually be better to his friends than his girlfriend.

"Tea bar."

"The best West Lake Longjing. There are only ten kilograms of it in the whole country a year. I have half a kilogram here. I won't even let the dean drink it when he comes. I keep it for myself to satisfy my craving." Lin Anchun said, holding up an exquisite tea box in his hand.

"No, don't give me such a good product. It's all a waste. I really can't taste any different from the drink. Here, I can't tell the difference between the one that costs tens of thousands per catty and the one that costs a few yuan per catty.

Come." Xia Xiaoluo smiled.

"That won't work, it's rare for you to come." Lin Anchun handed the brewed glass of water to Xia Xiaoluo.

Xia Xiaoluo took the elegant cup, took a sip, and said: "I want to take a leave. It will probably take a month." Xia Xiaoluo was not sure when the merger and acquisition of Vale could be settled.

Give me more time to talk.

"One month? So long?" Lin Anchun said in surprise. It's not that he didn't think there was any hindrance to him not going to class, it's just that he must have missed him after not seeing him for so long.

"It's really something! How long is the leave? Isn't it a matter of your words?" Xia Xiaoluo frowned.

"You don't know. I can approve short-term leave, a few days a week. Leave for more than a month must be approved by the dean." Lin Anchun said. "I've been having trouble in the hospital recently. Many people are staring at me."

"Isn't it?" Xia Xiaoluo glanced at her and laughed dumbly. "You, the eldest lady of the Lin family, does anyone dare to mess with you?"

"No one knows my identity. My grandfather told me to keep a low profile." Lin Anchun said with a genuine smile. "Besides, I have nothing to do. The key is that if the hospital knows about this matter, it will not be good for you."

"Then you go to Zhang Yunmo! The dean must listen to you."

"This matter is really difficult." Lin Anchun said slyly. He raised his eyes and peeked at Xia Xiaoluo's reaction.

Xia Xiaoluo frowned and said, "I have to go out anyway. There's really no way I can take this course."