Age of Dreams

"When we meet now, Mr. Thain and I have room to cooperate..." Xiao Qi said as he invited Thain to sit on the sofa.

The bodyguards either sat at the door or entered the room. There were only two of them in the living room.

Thain didn't worry at all about recording equipment or the like. According to Xiao Qi's status and status, it was absolutely impossible to do something like this.

The upper class also has the rules of the upper class, character and reputation are often more important than money and wealth.

"I know Mr. Thain’s time is precious, and we won’t go around in circles anymore." Xiao Qi poured him a glass of champagne and said, “I want 20% of Bloomberg’s shares and 49.8% of Black Rock Group’s shares. If Mr. En can help you deal with and succeed in the end, I will pay you a suitable remuneration. According to the market price of these shares, I will give you a total of 100 million lobbying funds, and the purchase price is cheaper than the market price. Percentage points, I will give you a reduction of 1% as compensation. What do you think?"

Thain had considered it in detail before he came. He shook his head and said: "I can't lobby for things, but I can tell you the preferences and characteristics of various partners and directors to help you better lobby them."

"Yes." Xiao Qi nodded and said, "Then I will only give you 50 million US dollars for the time being, and the remuneration for the negotiation will remain unchanged. Do you think it is okay?"

"I think we can give it a try." Thain agreed with this approach. "But you know how difficult the two companies you want to acquire are facing. Bloomberg News and the Black Rock Group Board of Directors both have priority. Right. So I think if you don’t want to make extravagances, you can sell 20% of Bloomberg’s shares at a premium of 5 billion U.S. dollars, and we will also ask for cash transactions as soon as possible, so Bloomberg will definitely not be able to come up with that much money. Most of this The shares are yours.

As for the Black Rock Group, the board of directors is just a group of professional managers, and they don't have the money to buy it. But if you can agree to give them 1%-3% of the shares after buying the shares, then the problem will be much easier! "

Xiao Qi smiled upon hearing this.

How about saying that the insider is the easiest way to break a strong fortress?

It was a very difficult thing, but Thain said it simply. The chance of success immediately rises!

The current value of Bloomberg News is around 5 billion U.S. dollars, but this is the market price. No one buys shares on a large scale at the market price, at least 10% to 20% cheaper. In fact, the previous Bloomberg Mr. Mayor, in mid-July, relying on a series of methods such as borrowing and collateral, only spent about 4.3 billion US dollars, and took 20% of the shares into his hands.

If Xiao Qi offered 5 billion in cash. And in a very short period of time, Bloomberg certainly couldn't raise so much money, and could only watch Xiao Qi buy the shares.

indeed.

Xiao Qi spent 700 million more money than him to buy 20% of Bloomberg's stock, which seems to be a bit of a loss. Even with Xiao Qi's public relations lobbying costs, it may add another 100 million US dollars in costs.

But Xiao Qi knows what Bloomberg's social growth will look like in the future, and naturally it is worth buying it.

In addition, Bloomberg mainly relies on the sale of various financial information intelligence. Xiao Qi collects various business intelligence all over the world for his own use. It is naturally much more convenient to have a professional intelligence company with its own shares.

The Black Rock Group at the back, purchased at a price of 11 to 12 billion U.S. dollars, and also paid 1%-3% of the benefit fee to the management, which means that it will increase the cost of about 130 million to 300 million U.S. dollars. Management.

Consider that Xiao Qi has a reason to buy it. And doing this can best guarantee Xiao Qi's success, spending hundreds of millions of dollars more, for Xiao Qi, it is not a problem at all.

Thinking like a telegraph, Xiao Qi nodded, "Then. Will the information on Merrill Lynch’s partners and shareholders be available to me in the past two days? Is there any good lobbying company recommended?"

Thain took out a small envelope from the bag inside the suit, "This is the information I compiled this afternoon. There are a total of 7 partners and directors that can be contacted in this way. And they are all in the company. People with prestige can get at least half of the votes once they are persuaded. Carrillo Consulting is the number one lobbying company in New York. It is very strict in terms of confidentiality and has won people’s trust. I believe that this time they It won't let Qi Shao disappoint you."

After a pause, he said again: "In fact, I think that Qi Shao you can still quote a financial data company. In this way, you can stop the Middle East capital that is bound to it. Bloomberg and Black Rock Group will give you Add trouble."

Ginger is still hot!

Xiao Qi immediately accepted his opinion from his heart.

Because those Middle Eastern capitals have money, and now they want to take advantage of Merrill Lynch’s weakness to buy more valuable companies so that they can continue to make money for them.

No matter from which aspect, Qatar, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi and other oil countries are not weaker than Xiao Qi, or even more powerful than Xiao Qi.

Because they can sell the oil when they dig up the oil, it's not like most of Xiao Qi's hands are fixed assets. ——Compared to European and American companies, Xiao Qi has a lot of spare money, but compared to the local tyrants in the Middle East, Xiao Qi is not enough.

On this basis, if Xiao Qi pretends to compete with them for financial data companies, and then pretends to retreat, pretending to give them financial data companies, and then make Middle East Capital abandon the competition between Bloomberg and Black Rock Group, it is definitely a good thing. The way to deal with the enemy.

This cost is not high, but the effect is very good. It is not a quick-thinking old treacherous person, absolutely can not think of it.

Based on this advice given by Thain alone, Xiao Qi felt that it was worth at least 10 million US dollars.

"Then it should not be too late, I'll take action when I prepare!" Xiao Qi stood up and said.

Thain also stood up happily, "After I go back, I will wait to cooperate with Qi Shao!"

"Work with me, you won't be disappointed."

After Xiao Qi shook hands with him, the bodyguards sent him out of the door.

Xiao Qi didn't say how to pay him, Thain seemed to have forgotten, and said nothing.

This is also what makes Thain smart, he knows how Xiao Qi can't be fooling around.

Moreover, it is absolutely uncomfortable to be greedy and want rewards if things are not done right now. It is better to wait until the dust settles, and then laugh at the generous rewards. Isn't it more at ease?

For professional managers like him, they can maintain a little loyalty and hard work when a company is operating normally.

But now Merrill Lynch has made it clear that it is a victim thrown out by Wall Street. Sitting on such a broken ship that is about to sink at any time, who can work with peace of mind and remain loyal to it?

Do not make jokes!

People are selfish animals. At this time, only getting more benefits for oneself is the most correct approach!

Xiao Qi understands Thain's mentality, and he believes that most of Merrill Lynch's senior executives also have this kind of thinking, so it is much easier to convince them.

Isn't it just spending money?

Xiao Qi doesn't have much else, but a lot of money!

As long as money can solve the problem, it is not a problem!

Sitting in the car going home, Xiao Qi immediately contacted Tong Wencong.

Because of the interest in the short-selling of subordinated debt, Tong Wencong is regarded as a very important partner of Xiao Qi, and it is impossible to betray him in this kind of black-box business.

With Tong Wencong, a well-known Wall Street fund manager as the middleman, there is plenty of room for maneuver no matter what he does.

"Oh, Carrillo Consulting Company! This company is indeed very powerful. Whether it is economic bills, oil trade, or tobacco, they can all succeed, and they are really confidential. It's just that the methods are a little bit vicious. It is very expensive to collect money.” Tong Wencong commented on Carrillo Consulting Company in this way.

"Money is not a problem. I will first allocate 300 million US dollars from my income. There is not enough. I will send you the information later and tell them that I only need to see the results I want as soon as possible. !" Xiao Qi ordered like this.

"Hehe, since Qi Shao is so refreshing, I think they are going to work hard this time!" Tong Wencong smiled and hung up the phone.

To represent Xiao Qi to participate in the acquisition lobby, Tong Wencong didn't have any difficulty. He did this often, and Xiao Qi didn't give him hard work. This was a win-win thing.

Even if it is not added, 300 million US dollars is definitely an astronomical figure for a lobbying company.

Even if the money given to the partners and directors is excluded, at least Carrillo Consulting can make about 30-50 million. Such a big business is not often encountered!

Speaking of the US lobbying bill, it is really interesting.

If it is insider trading in private ~www.readwn.com~ it will be severely punished.

But if you use a lobbying company to make intermediary contacts, then there is no problem.

Probably because of this reason, there are so many lobbying companies in the United States!

In Xiao Qi's view, although lobbying companies are wandering in the dark and on the edge of the law, their activities and personal connections are definitely not something ordinary people can have.

Not to mention Wall Street, but inside Capitol Hill in Washington, you can see countless lobbying companies everywhere.

It may be an exaggeration to say that they can influence the national policy of the United States.

But it is no exaggeration to say that they can influence most of the US Senators and House of Representatives.

Even many senators and congressmen were elected only through campaign funds contributed by lobbying companies.

Since Carrillo Consulting is known as the number one in New York, let Xiao Qi see if they are really worthy of the name! (To be continued