Chapter 443: A True Power Upstart
"The rest is up to you, Angela. β
Wearing a crisp high-end slim suit, a white shirt and a black tie, with delicate facial features and a strong figure, Arthur, who has always had a "cold style" expression, led the crowd out of the headquarters of Barclays Bank in the style of a "domineering president", and said to Angela who followed closely after sitting in a Rolls-Royce.
"Okay, boss, don't worry, as long as the funds are in place, the acquisition will be easy, but on the contrary, it will be the post-acquisition work, and I am a little worried that we are short of talent in this area. β
Angela directly expressed her worries, to be honest, with the acceleration of the boss's business pace, this time exposed the shortcomings of the young boss's business background, and there are too few talents who can be trusted.
You know, there are not enough talented people who can be trusted to help the boss control the acquired company, so it is very easy to be constrained, you must know that for a company, the success of the acquisition is only the first step in controlling the company, the cultural conflict brought about by the acquisition, the team run-in, the management differences, and the story extended by the acquisition has just begun.
Arthur naturally knows that any merger and acquisition will not be so easy. On the surface, it seems that the contract is signed and the merger and acquisition is completed. The reality is much more complicated. It is very normal for the party to be acquired to lay off employees, from the management, to the middle level, all the way to the grassroots employees, there will be different degrees of impact. That's the essence of business.
Don't look at Arthur's successful experience in acquiring coastal power plants, but if you want to say that Arthur's control of coastal power plants is really weak, except for the kicking out of the original CEO and replacing it with Corinna, who surrendered to him, the rest of the management almost all followed.
Fortunately, through the process of promoting the listing, a group of newly recruited financial personnel and administrative personnel have been replaced, which has greatly increased his control.
To be honest, the acquisition of three wind farms this time is not Arthur's plan to take advantage of the expansion of the scale of the enterprise, so as to adjust the personnel within the enterprise, reshuffle the cards, and complete the control of the entire enterprise.
"How many people do we need?"
"If the acquisition is completed, we will have to send at least a CEO, a person in charge of human resources, finance, and PR, and a small team to take over some of the strategic planning business. If the boss wants to be in full control, he needs to send people to each business line one after another. Angela frowned slightly.
"Well, the financial and human resources are sent from the advisory group, the advisory group will expand the scale again, and trustworthy talents can only be cultivated slowly, this time I will go to the United States to see, if I can buy a theater chain there, then it will be easy to do. Arthur also said a little helplessly.
"Hehe, but there's no need to worry, even if you continue to use the original team, it's no problem, as long as they can create value, and I believe that time will smooth everything out, and the integration should be carried out gradually, just like Corinna, isn't it good?"
Hearing the boss say this, Angela also nodded slightly in approval: "Corinna is really doing a good job." β
"I'll leave for Bristol this afternoon to prepare for tomorrow's press conference, and then, go straight back to Hampshire, fly directly to Los Angeles, and you can help me keep an eye on the work here, and call me directly if you have something. "Before Arthur leaves, he still has to make arrangements.
"No problem, don't worry, boss, I will immediately start acquisition negotiations for the Oudian Group, and will send you a briefing every day to keep you informed of the situation of its companies. Angela said with a smile.
"Well, this trip to the United States also has a lot of tasks to do, to be honest, it's not easy. Arthur's eyes narrowed slightly, and many plans came to his mind, not knowing how much he could achieve.
"I wish you all the best, boss!" Angela said with a smile.
"Thank you. β
In the afternoon, Arthur, who got on the train to Bristol, called Jiang Lai and Emily Shaw respectively, telling them that he was going to the United States.
As for the Legally Blonde, Arthur thought twice and sent her a text message, but there was still no response, and Arthur was also very helpless about this.
After a month, the Bristol Coast Power Plant has once again become the focus of attention of the local people and major financial media, not only because the company went public a month ago, but also because Arthur Boleyn, a young billionaire who has risen at a stunning speed, is really capable of making trouble.
After the listing, the stock price skyrocketed, making his personal wealth skyrocket, and he found an American country diva to be his girlfriend, which almost dominated the entertainment page for a long time.
Now, Bristol Shore Power Plant's acquisition plan, which was originally considered a hyped concept by financial markets and some investors, has really come to fruition, proving that they are indeed not bragging, which not only makes Shore Power Plant's stock hot again, but also makes many people admire the ambition and generosity of Arthur Boleyn as a young man.
"Click-"
At 10 o'clock in the morning, Arthur, who was in a suit and leather shoes, led Corinna, CEO of Coastal Power Plant, CEO of Centric Group and heads of three wind power plants, to the press conference stage under the attention and photos of hundreds of news media reporters in the audience.
Everyone took their seats in turn, Arthur and the CEO of Centric Group sat in the middle, smiled and nodded to each other, and the press conference officially began.
First of all, Corinna, CEO of Coastal Power Plant, and CEO of Centric Group made speeches to explain and evaluate the acquisition, and what this landmark deal is a significant investment project for Coastal Power Plant in the field of renewable energy in the UK. What for investors, this area offers smaller correlation, inflation-correlated, long-term returns, as well as risk-adjustable, attractive returns... And so on.
In a word, both parties are very satisfied with this transaction.
The next step was the key part of the meeting, Arthur successfully signed the acquisition agreement on behalf of Coastal Power Plant and Centric Group, which marked a new starting point for him Arthur Boleyn and Coastal Power Plant.
Arthur Boleyn also became a major figure in the British electricity industry, and he was only 22 years old. To be honest, everyone looked at Arthur's young, still green, bright smile face, and many people had to marvel.
During the Q&A session, the media on the scene asked questions on issues of concern.
βγγγ This investment will help our coastal power plants meet their energy supply targets while supporting the UK's growing renewable energy industry and jobs.
The development of wind power is also a boost to the UK's low-carbon energy supply chain, as well as supporting the government's industrial strategy and Clean Growth Plan.
According to the data, with the innovation and development of technology, the cost of offshore wind power generation in the future has been halved in recent years, and can even be lower than that of nuclear power generation. β
In the face of questions from reporters in the audience, Arthur calmly smiled and talked eloquently.
"Mr. Boleyn, will there be any new acquisitions of the Coastal Power Plant in the future?"
"Hehe, this is a trade secret, as the chairman of a listed company, I don't dare to disclose it casually, that will make me receive a fine from the Securities Regulatory Commission, I can only say that we will not stop the pace of development. "Arthur won't fall for these reporters, he used to use expansion to hype, but now that the company has gone public, it's bad luck to talk nonsense.
After Arthur answered a few more greetings, the press conference ended with the unwilling shouting of a group of reporters.
So far, under the attention of the times, witnessed by many guests at the scene, and accompanied by the power fleet formed by Arthur Bolin, the strategic deployment of "four-ship linkage" has set sail with glory.
"Dingβ"
At the celebration reception, Arthur touched his glass with a bright smile and the three heads of the wind power plants who had become his subordinates, and after drinking together with the two major shareholders who were also smiling, Arthur said with a smile: "For your three wind power plants, the headquarters does not have a plan to interfere too much, the management continues, everything is as usual, but the financial aspects need to be connected with the accounts of the head office, no problem, right?"
"No problem, Chairman. The three heads of the wind farm were also relieved to hear Arthur's decision, to be honest, what they were most worried about was that the new boss did not trust the original management and made a major adjustment, and at that time, both the management and the company would inevitably have a big upheaval.
Well, it's business as usual, and as for the handover of financial rights, this is also the right thing to do, after all, Coastal Power Plant is a listed company, and its financial statements must look good in order to gain the trust of investors in the financial market.
While a few people were laughing, the CEO Corinna, who had dealt with those reporters, walked into the celebration venue with a face full of ecstasy, went straight to Arthur, and waited for him to follow, and happily reported the good news: "Chairman, our stock price has risen to 13 pounds!"
"Haha, that's great news!It's worth another drink!" Arthur laughed happily and raised his glass to everyone who were also smiling happily, "Congratulations, your assets have appreciated again!"
"Haha... β
Hearing Arthur's words, everyone couldn't help laughing happily, looking at the young boss's eyes, full of gratitude and admiration, after all, power plants are not an IT industry, and the distribution of shares can be used to attract talents during the start-up period.
Arthur's ability to give the entire power plant the opportunity to buy shares before it was initially listed is absolutely generous!