Chapter 671: Second Acquisition
Zhou Mengyi's rhetorical question left Nelson and Alexander a little overwhelmed.
Does Nielsen feel that he has seen too little, and that $25 million in sales is nothing?
Moreover, the net profit margin of the other party is even more difficult to answer.
The gross profit margin is as high as 26 percent, but the net profit margin is less than 5 percent...... It's a bit unsightly.
"That...... I wonder at what price Miss Zhou wants to buy our company?" asked Nelson rhetorically.
If you don't know what price is right, let the other party quote first!
Zhou Mengyi didn't care about his cautious opportunity, and simply quoted the price, "25 million US dollars, to acquire all the businesses under Alienware, including but not limited to the brand, technology, team, and sales channels." Of course, debt is not included. ”
Twenty-five million dollars......
Nelson was lost in thought, and the price didn't seem bad either......
Alienware has been operating in its own hands for so many years, and now it has brought itself a net profit of more than one million yuan every year. And looking at the current development trend of the entire industry, let alone making money in the future, if you can maintain no loss, you can manage yourself well.
And the segment of high-end gaming computers is not done alone, HP and Dell are preparing their own high-end gaming computer business, and the competition will be very fierce in the future.
Although I was moved, I felt a little unwilling to just agree to the other party's price. Gritting his teeth, Nelson counteroffered, "Twenty-eight million dollars!" If your company can offer this price, I will agree to sell, of course, in a lump sum payment in cash. ”
If he can get such a large sum of money, Nielsen is ready to retire.
Isn't the sun shining in California, isn't the beach scenery beautiful, and isn't there enough little sister bikini!
Why do you have to deal with all kinds of computer hardware all your life, and you have been busy for most of your life, isn't it just to enjoy life after being financially free?
"Yes, I agree with this price in principle, and if there are no problems with due diligence and your company does not have complex debts, the deal will be closed quickly. Zhou Mengyi didn't get too entangled in the price, but readily agreed.
This price did not exceed the scope of Yu Wenfei's authorization, and she also knew that this kind of tens of millions of acquisitions was just a small matter, and IBM was the "battlefield" where she should invest more energy.
Her cheerfulness obviously exceeded Nelson's expectations, this is a big deal of nearly 30 million US dollars, and the other party agreed so simply?
This...... It can't be a bunch of crooks, right......
After being stunned for a long time, he reacted, hesitated for a moment and said: "Before signing the acquisition agreement, can your company provide a capital verification report, after all, 28 million US dollars is not a small amount......
Zhou Mengyi didn't need to speak, the Citibank acquisition consultant next to her replied directly: "Hello Mr. Nelson, I am a staff member of Citibank, and Citibank is also the acquisition consultant of Star Technology, and all the acquisition funds have been remitted to our Citibank special account." There is no problem with the capital verification report, I can provide it to you now. Of course, if you want to be a little more cautious, we can go to a nearby Citibank branch for capital verification. ”
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Yu Wenfei had just arrived in the capital, and before he officially met with the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Office of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, he received a call from Zhou Mengyi, and the first acquisition was officially completed!
"Alien's R&D and local factories will be retained, and the rest of the procurement, finance, and sales channels will all be merged into the group company. Also, after I get a stake in Lenovo, you can go negotiate with IBM, and I'll fly over if you need to. Yu Wenfei arranged.
The acquisition of Lenovo shares was very smooth, on the one hand, the original two shareholders were very "sensible", the asking price was very reasonable, and there was no false statement at all.
On the other hand, Yu Wenfei was also very cheerful, the price proposed by the other party, he immediately agreed to it after a glance, and there was no bargaining at all!
The two major shareholders transferred a total of 60% of the shares of Lenovo Group to Yuwenfei, and the price was completely in accordance with market conditions. On that day, Lenovo Group's market value was about 12 billion yuan, so 60 percent of the shares were 7.2 billion yuan.
In addition to the shares sold to Yu Wenfei, the two state-owned shareholders still have 10% of the shares left, which can be regarded as a small shareholder and does not participate in the daily operation of the company.
The two parties signed an agreement of intent to transfer shares on the spot, and after Lenovo Group notified the Xiangjiang Securities Market, the transaction could be officially completed after completing the relevant procedures.
If it is spread out, it is estimated that no one believes that the on-site negotiation time for this acquisition amounting to more than 7 billion yuan did not exceed half an hour......
At the negotiation site, Liu Chuanzhi and Yang Yuanqing also came.
The expressions of the two were different, and Liu Chuanzhi was full of gloom, and he couldn't help but want to say something several times, but in the end he endured it.
And Yang Yuanqing's expression was a little complicated, when he looked at Yu Wenfei, his face showed joy, obviously thinking that Lenovo Group would inevitably have better development if it was handed over to Yu Wenfei.
But turning his head to look at the "teacher" Liu Chuanzhi, there was a look of unbearability on his face, Lenovo Group, which is also the cause that Chairman Liu has struggled for a lifetime, and now he is watching this industry to be handed over to others, and he must be very uncomfortable.
After talking with the state-owned representatives, Yu Wenfei turned his head to look at Liu Chuanzhi.
For this old-timer, Yu Wenfei has a neutral view, so he doesn't praise or disparage.
Because Liu Chuanzhi is a person, it is also very complicated to say, and the merits are mixed.
"Liu Dong, I want to know your thoughts, what I need to tell you in advance is that after I take over Lenovo Group, the scale of this company will expand, but it may not make money for a long time. Therefore, the company will not pay dividends. Yu Wenfei said frankly.
Just kidding, after his Huimin project is implemented, let alone making money, it will be a business miracle if the company can maintain without incurring huge losses.
If you don't make money, of course, you don't pay dividends.
You know, in the past few years, Lenovo Group's market share, annual revenue, and annual profit have been rising year by year. The Hong Kong stock market is not the same as the domestic market, where companies that do not pay dividends are not welcome. Yanagi said with a calm face.
Yu Wenfei smiled faintly and said: "I am only responsible for doing things, does it matter if Lenovo's stock price is high or low? It can even be said that even if Lenovo is delisted from the Xiangjiang securities market, I am not short of money." ”
Liu Chuanzhi was speechless, indeed, Yu Wenfei has the qualifications not to look at the investor's face!
"That'...... What do you mean?" he said after holding it for a long time.
"I want to ask you if you have any thoughts on the shares in your founding team, and if you want to make a move, now is the best opportunity, because I will reorganize the Lenovo Group and integrate the IBM PC business unit and Alienware. At that point, your stake will still be diluted unless you can come up with enough money to match the corresponding share. Of course, I don't think you'll be able to handle it. Yu Wenfei said sincerely.
Yanagi Chuanzhi's nose was almost crooked, this is a naked threat!
On the one hand, it is clearly said that if you want to be a long-term person in the future, there will be no dividends, and there will even be losses.
On the other hand, it is necessary to restructure the company and dilute its own shares.
With a two-pronged approach, I really can't bear it, and the other party's purpose is also very clear, that is, to force myself to quit, obviously because I feel that my "old guys" are in the way of staying in the company.
He wanted to tell Yu Wenfei hard that he would not quit!
It's a pity that he is still rational and understands a basic truth, that is, in a joint-stock company, small shareholders should never want to fight with major shareholders!
Especially the kind of big shareholders with deep pockets and deep backgrounds......
Yu Wenfei is right about one thing, that is, if you want to cash out, now is the best opportunity.
After a moment of silence, Yanagi raised his head and said, "Give me a little time, I'm going to discuss it with the founder team." ”
Lenovo's old founder team is actually basically retired, and they still hold 15% of the shares in their hands. In addition, there are 15 percent of the outstanding shares in the Hong Kong Securities Market.
Since the state-owned shareholders are so generous and directly transfer 60% of their shares, Yu Wenfei is not polite, and plans to buy back the shares in the hands of the founders of Liu Chuanzhi, in that case, he will hold 75% of the shares of Lenovo Group.
After the integration of IBM's personal computer business and Alienware, he will have a complete controlling stake in the new Lenovo Group, which will reach about 90 percent.
At that time, you can toss as much as you want, and no one will give you advice on the side.
If it really doesn't work, it's a big deal to delist from Xiangjiang, which will be more convenient.
The founders of Liu Chuanzhi are also interesting, and after discussing it, they also agreed to cash out and leave, and all 15% of the shares in their hands were transferred to Yu Wenfei.
In terms of price, Yu Wenfei was not stingy, and rose by 10% according to the market price, and took out another 2 billion cash.
It is equivalent to saying that in this acquisition, he paid 9.2 billion yuan and got 75 percent of the shares of Lenovo Group.
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On the other side of the ocean, at IBM headquarters, Peng Mingsheng looked at the documents in his hand dumbfounded.
Above is the latest news about that star technology company.
"Alienware was bought by a Chinese company, and the purchase price is rumored to be as high as $30 million!"
"The industry is shaken! Chinese computer giant Lenovo Group, the two major shareholders and the founder team left the market collectively, and Star Technology invested tens of billions of dollars to acquire Lenovo!"
What is the business logic and purpose behind Star Technology's huge investment in the PC industry?
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