John Chambers soon received a call from Thomas Sophie, who told him that WinWin's board of directors had agreed to Henry Williams' $1.5 billion acquisition of Winwin Architects.

The next day, Thomas Sophie officially signed the acquisition contract with Henry on behalf of Winwin Architects, and Henry loaned $1.5 billion from Williams Bank to Thomas Sophie and other major shareholders with part of Cisco shares as collateral!

After Henry's acquisition of Winwin, he owned two architectural design firms, and he had already acquired Atkins Architects in the UK!

Winwin has a long history, Atkins is younger, and the merger of the two companies can create more sparks and make the company more dynamic and creative!!

Subsequently, Henry had the two architectural design firms merged, and the company name was still Winwin Architects!

At this time, the news of Henry's acquisition of Winwin Architectural Design Firm caused a stir in Britain, and the news that Henry was the descendant of Winwin's founder, Baron Williams, also spread, and even reached the ears of the Queen of England. The queen smiled and said to the people on the left and right: "Since this is the case, then let Henry Williams come to England when he has time, and I will make him an earl." Besides, we Princess Ulysses haven't seen him for a long time, so I miss him!"

With the exposure of Henry's assets, Henry has become the undisputed richest man in the world. Forbes used William the Great as a metaphor for Henry, and now it has gradually been confirmed! The Queen's attention to Henry has risen by several floors!!

Even if Princess Ulysses is married, it won't be a problem!

The Queen's words spread and immediately attracted global media attention and made headlines.

"The Queen wants to make Henry Williams an earl!"

"Princess Ulysses has long been crush on Henry Williams!"

“……”

Entertainment gossip newspapers and magazines are simply happy to report this kind of thing, and they are published in the newspaper every day!

When Henry received the news, he smiled bitterly, "When did Princess Ulysses fall in love with herself?" I haven't seen it for a long time, and I miss it...... Will you miss me? This Queen of England is just talking nonsense!!"

John Chambers laughed and said, "Chairman, I see that the Queen of England wants to marry Princess Ulysses to you......!

"your !!," Henry scolded angrily. "I'm going to go to you!"

"I want to go, but it's a pity that Princess Ulysses doesn't like me!" John Chambers said with a smile.

Henry thought of the moving appearance of Princess Ulysses, and his heart was tickled.

"I'm going to have people merge winwin and Atkins now, you see, and then I'm going to merge SOM. How?"

John Chambers saw Henry talking about business, his attitude became serious, he thought about it, nodded and said: "It shouldn't be a big problem, after the merger and acquisition, Winwin Architectural Design Firm will be in an absolute controlling position in the new company!"

Henry pondered for a moment, and then said: "Then let winwin acquire SOM, and after the merger of the world's top ten design firms, its strength will skyrocket, and it will far surpass other architectural design firms." Become a 'super-empire' !! in the field"

John Chambers sounded a little excited, "Chairman, I'll arrange this matter right away!"

John Chambers brought two of SOM's partners, Mustafa Abadan and Keith Powell, to Cisco.

Entering the chairman's office, Henry stood up and greeted them with a smile: "Welcome both!"

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Williams!" said Mustafa Abadan and Keith Powell as they shook hands with Henry.

Henry nodded, shook their hands, and said, "Please be seated!"

Then. John Chambers gave Henry a brief introduction to the two.

Henry exchanged pleasantries with them for a while, then smiled and said straight to the point, "Please come here today, actually." I want to discuss something with you!"

Is it a matter of bidding?!!

Mustafa Abadan and Keith Powell looked at each other and nodded secretly, with a hint of delight on their faces.

"What's the matter, you say!" said Mustafa Abadan.

"Well, I recently acquired Winwin Architects, and I'm sure you've heard of it. Please come this time. I want winwin and SOM to merge !!"

Murstapha Abadan and Keith Powell's faces changed suddenly! Henry Williams is rumored to be an out-and-out acquisition freak, and now he is targeting SOM again!!

Henry smiled faintly and said, "Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to snatch SOM from you, but on the contrary, you'll get more rights!" After the merger of winwin and SOM, I am more optimistic about the original management of SOM for the management of the company. So, your responsibilities will be heavier! You should know that if there are no major problems in the company, I usually rarely interfere in the company, and I will leave it to professional managers! Think about it, after the merger of winwin and SOM, what will be the height of your status and power? And I ...... Just be the controller behind the scenes!!"

Mustafa Abadan and Keith Powell were suddenly excited, and their eyes flashed with excitement.

"Mr. Williams, if winwin and SOM merge, what will be the shares?" asked Mustafa Abadan.

"Winwin has a higher market capitalization than SOM, and in addition, it has recently acquired a young company with great potential, so I think that if winwin and SOM merge, the shareholders of both companies will hold the new company in a ratio of 3:2, which I believe you should have no problem!"

Mustafa Abadan and Keith Powell both nodded, "We don't have a problem with this distribution!!"

Henry smiled: "Okay, since that's the case, then you go back to the other partners to discuss it together, please reply to me as soon as possible!"

"All right, Mr. Williams, then we'll take our leave!"

"Well, goodbye!!" Henry stood up, smiled, and escorted them out of the office door.

Turning his head, Henry said to John Chambers, "Prepare for a press conference to announce the results of the bid as soon as the acquisition of SOM is completed!"

"Understood!" John Chambers nodded!

Mustafa Abadan and Keith Powell returned to SOM Architects, told Henry to the other partners, and after an hour of discussion, they agreed to the merger.

Winwin Architects is the world's No. 1 architectural design firm specializing in retirement communities. In addition, Winwin's winery design is also the best in the world. Neither of these points overlaps with SOM's business, and SOM's main competence lies in the construction of high-rise buildings, which are undisputed in the world.

There is not much overlap in the business, but rather complementarity, which was a factor in the SOM partners' agreement to the merger plan.

The reason why Henry put SOM management in charge of the new firm is that, under their leadership, SOM's work has gradually expanded into architectural design, structural and civil engineering, mechanical and electrical engineering, engineering design, urban design and planning, interior design, environmental art, strategic research, project management, and heritage maintenance.

SOM has always been at the forefront of the world's architectural design and architectural engineering industry, and its contribution to architectural technology and design quality is one of the world's most important achievements in the field of architecture in the 20th century. It's not like winwin, but it's going downhill......

Therefore, the decisive change of the management of the new company to the management of SOM reassured Henry.

Mustafa Abadan was quick to give Henry a reply, agreeing to accept the merger. In the following week, after some discussions on the detailed rules, the two parties decided to sign a contract to complete the merger and acquisition plan. On the same day, all of SOM's partners came to Cisco to meet with Henry and sign the contract.

The new company will be called WinSom Architects, with Henry as chairman, Mustafa Abadan as CEO, and Adrian Smith, who designed the Burj Khalifa and Candle in the Wind, as chief designer, followed by Tom Wright......

(To be continued.) )