In the following days, Xia Yu devoted his main energy to the Bright Fund.

Now affected by the overall environment, the financial industry also appears to be sluggish, and many financial industry practitioners are not very well-off, so in the face of the attractive salary offered by Guangming Fund Company, many talents come to apply.

And because of the market environment, the difficulty of the four major headhunting companies entrusted by Xia Yu to poach people is very low, and in the face of the olive branch thrown by Xia Yu, many elite talents are willing to come to give it a try.

Therefore, Xia Yu interviewed people every day, and at the same time ordered the acquisition team that had been formed to collect information about the Rolls-Royce Group as soon as possible.

Of course, it is worth mentioning that Henry Howard's enthusiasm for learning kung fu is very high, and when Li Wuming did not leave Xia Yu, he took the initiative to run to the Guangming Fund to find Li Wuming, and Xia Yu instructed Li Wuming to teach Henry Howard in an empty room in the company.

Sometimes Elena will come with her, so that the two sisters and brothers and Xia Yu are becoming more and more familiar.

It's January 21st.

Xia Yu had just finished holding the operational deployment meeting of the Rolls-Royce Temporary Acquisition Team in the large conference room, and returned to his office to sit down, when he saw George Berkeley walking in with a smile on his face.

Seeing this, Xia Yu also smiled, he knew that the acquisition was successful!

Early this morning, George Berkeley set off with his team for Pearson.

Pearson Group directly let go, so the negotiation went very smoothly, and George Berkeley also knew what the boss Xia Yu wanted, so when Pearson Group was easy to speak, he also raised the price step by step according to the rhythm.

In the past ten days, the price has gradually increased to 16.5 million pounds, and the reserve price of Pearson Group has also dropped to 17.5 million pounds.

The acquisition team judged that this time would be successful, and they prepared everything and headed to Pearson.

"Taken?"

Xia Yu asked with a smile, a wisp of anticipation rose in his heart.

"Boss, the equity transfer contract has been signed, and the purchase price is 17 million pounds, buying 71% of the equity of the Financial Times held by Pearson, as long as the funds arrive, it will be able to take effect and transfer the equity!"

"This is a signed agreement, please take a look!"

George Berkeley said as he handed Xia Yu a stack of contracts in a brown paper document bag.

George Berkeley was flushed with red eyes and was clearly excited about the successful completion of the task.

Xia Yu opened the kraft paper document bag, took out a stack of contracts, and quickly flipped through them, and the key figures were included in his eyes and memorized in his heart.

Sure enough, it was a transfer price of 17 million pounds, and the transfer was the equity of the entire Financial Times group of companies, not just the Financial Times magazine.

Xia Yu knows that in the Financial Times Group, in addition to the Financial Times, it also holds 50% of the shares of the company where the Economist magazine is located, and also has assets such as the Economic Research Institute.

Of course, in addition to these software assets, the Financial Times Group also owns hardware assets such as company locations and materials.

Packaged together, it is estimated that Bright Fund paid £17 million to buy 71% of the shares, which indicates that the overall value of the Financial Times Group is now close to £24 million!

"Very good, you go and sign the payment slip for me, transfer the money into the Pearson Group's account, and complete the final acquisition process. ”

Xia Yu instructed George Berkeley.

"Okay!"

"How much is the piecemeal equity acquisition?"

Xia Yu suddenly asked again.

He knew that while George Berkeley had been storming Pearson's stakes, the 29 percent stake that had been scattered among other minority shareholders had been split into separate tasks, with employees taking charge of the acquisition separately.

George Berkeley immediately replied: "Boss, so far 18.4% of the shares have been taken over, a total of £3.89 million, and the acquisition price is less than Pearson. ”

"There is still 10.6% of the equity that has not been acquired, it is not difficult, at most five days, it will definitely be able to complete the task!"

Holding 89.4% of the shares of the Financial Times Group, George Berkeley is full of confidence, those small shareholders have to sell if they don't sell, otherwise, as a major shareholder, some means to clean them up, as long as those small shareholders are wise, they will also take the initiative to let go.

These minority shareholders are already in contact, as long as the news of Pearson's release is released, they will be allowed to accept their fate one by one.

So five days, that's definitely enough!

"Five days, yes, it's best to buy the remaining 50% of The Economist's shares immediately after the completion of the acquisition!"

Xia Yu nodded with satisfaction, thought about it, and instructed George Berkeley.

When George Berkeley was called, he calmed down a little, and suddenly remembered the answer to the question he had asked casually as he left, and he felt compelled to tell his boss.

"Boss, the reason for the big change in Pearson's attitude has been found. ”

George Berkeley said truthfully, still puzzled.

Xia Yu's eyes froze, and he immediately asked: "Tell me about the situation in detail!"

"After signing the contract today, I had a few words with the chairman of Pearson, and he mentioned that he was not going to sell the Financial Times, but because Duke Carter Howard had communicated with their patriarch, he changed his mind. ”

"Boss, as for why Duke Carter Howard would help us, I don't know why. ”

George Berkeley said with a somewhat complicated expression.

George Berkeley didn't know, but Xia Yu understood, and his expression was a little different at this time.

He didn't expect it to be Elena and Henry's father who helped, which was completely unexpected.

Obviously, Duke Howard knew that he was buying the Financial Times Group, and in order to repay him for saving Henry, he helped out of it, which is considered a favor.

It was a complete bonus!

Now that he knows that it is the handwriting of Duke Carter Howard, Xia Yu is at ease.

Of course, although George Berkeley was still confused, there was no need for him to know about this matter, so Xia Yu said to him with a relaxed expression: "Okay George, don't worry, I have something to do with Duke Howard, but I didn't expect him to help me." ”

George Berkeley looked at Xia Yu in surprise, he didn't expect Xia Yu to know Duke Carter Howard.

But this is the boss's secret, since the boss didn't say it again, it's inconvenient for him to ask again, anyway, as long as he knows that it's okay.

"George, if there is nothing else, you will complete the equity delivery as soon as possible. ”

"Boss, I'll go out first!"

"Hmm!"

When George Berkeley stepped back, a chuckle appeared on the corner of Xia Yu's mouth, and he was worried.

"But that's fine, I have a good relationship with Elena and Henry, and Duke Carter Howard's attitude towards the world can be seen, which is very beneficial to me!"

"I remember Hongyi said that Carter Howard is still close to the Conservative Party, and he is in the middle of it!"

"Looks like you have to get a good grasp of ......"