Chapter 180: Chicago

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Looking at Guo Shouyun, who was laughing with Timothy Geithner and leaving, Blank Fein said indifferently: "It seems that this Mr. Guo is more difficult to deal with than we thought before." ”

"I didn't expect Karl Rove to have such a close relationship with him!" Henry Parsons nodded in agreement, "but it doesn't matter much." The Hound Project is Kenneth and Jeffrey's business, and we just incidental it. The real profit is still Enron itself. In addition, I am more interested in the big market on the other side of the Pacific that is about to open than that. ”

Blank Fein nodded and glanced at his colleague who dominated the ****** beside him, "I think it is necessary for us to communicate each other's goals in advance, so as not to make jokes in front of the Huaxia people!"

"Okay!"

Henry Parsons agreed after a moment's thought. Anyway, Huaxia has a lot of goals, and his family can't eat it.

After a week in Washington, D.C., where he had consolidated his relationships with Carl Rove and Timothy Geithner, and made friends in politics and law, Mr. Guo flew to Chicago.

Located on the shores of Lake Michigan in the Midwestern United States, this large city is the largest financial center in the United States outside of New York. It is also the most balanced city in the United States, with a reputation as the home of skyscrapers. Here, too, Phoenix has its own office location.

"Boss!"

"They've all arrived?"

Wendy, who flew from San Francisco to Chicago, nodded, "It's here, I'm waiting for you in the conference room!"

Guo Shouyun tidied up his clothes, turned around and walked out. And Wendy hurriedly followed with the information in her arms. When he pushed open the glass door of the conference room, more than 20 people stood up inside. However, judging from where they sit, they are faintly divided into two factions. One faction is led by Michael Moretz on the left, and the other is led by William Zhang.

Guo Shouyun knows this. After quickly sweeping his eyes over the crowd, he walked to the center of the conference room.

"It's nice to see you all here, please take a seat!"

After speaking concisely, Guo Shouyun waved his hand, and after everyone sat down, "I summoned everyone to Chicago today, mainly for three things. First, report on your performance over the past year. Second, let me know what you plan for at least the next three years. Third, and the most important topic of the conference... The two companies merged!"

Guo Shouyun's words fell, and there was a commotion in the conference room for a moment, but it quickly subsided. Michael Moretz and William Chang each looked at each other, but their expressions remained unchanged. Apparently they had expected it a long time ago.

"Michael, let's start with your Phoenix Capital, right?" Guo Shouyun said.

Michael Moretz nodded, then stood up.

"Since the establishment of Phoenix Capital for nearly a year, the company's funds have grown from the initial 3 to the current 7, respectively investing in the Internet field, high-tech field, biotechnology field, real estate field, financial field, as well as No. 6 mezzanine fund and No. 7 senior bond fund. ”

Mezzanine funds and senior bond funds, which are common among PE firms. Because MBOs and leveraged finance are often used.

“… Among them, Fund 1 is managed by Paul Ritter. As he spoke, a middle-aged man with black curly hair nodded at Guo Shouyun and the people around him.

The fund manager is the soul of a fund, and his ability directly determines the performance of the fund. Therefore, Guo Shouyun not only found the senior management of various companies at this meeting, but also summoned the heads of each fund here.

“… At present, Fund 1 has total assets under management of $298 million and owns stocks of 21 Internet companies such as PayPal, Owl, Rotten Tomatoes and Netflix. ”

"Fund No. 2 is in charge of Bessani Lane. Total assets under management of US$127 million. At present, it has 9 companies including Bessasi, Cisco, and Microchip Technology. ”

Besani Lane is the only woman in Phoenix Capital.

Fund 3 is headed by Peter Elkinder and currently has $98.37 million in total assets under management. It has options from 7 companies such as Biogen Eddie and Cell Gene. ”

Guo Shouyun deliberately looked at this Peter Elkinder twice, because he was very much like the fat man who opened a bakery in the movie "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" in his previous life.

Later, Michael Moretz introduced the heads of the other four funds one by one. They also reported on the total number of assets under their management, as well as the fund's investment catalog.

It can be seen from the results that Michael Moretz is more connected than Zhang Lei on the other side of the ocean. In just one year, he has already used his outstanding abilities. Phoenix Capital, which Guo Shouyun invested about 100 million US dollars before and after, has become an investment institution with 743 million US dollars.

More importantly, Guo Shouyun combined with the memories of his previous life, and most of the companies invested by the other party have great potential. It's understandable, though. If Michael Moretz is not good, I am afraid he will not be able to replace Don Valentine as CEO of Sequoia Capital.

Of course, in this life, he has to work for Guo Shouyun.

"Over the next three years, Phoenix Capital has three goals. First, grow at least 300% of the company's assets under management. Second, it is guaranteed that the annual rate of return is not less than 15%. Third, expand the company's business to Europe!"

After glancing at this confident and proud subordinate, Guo Shouyun nodded and asked, "Netflix is about to go public, right?"

Michael Moretz was stunned by Guo Shouyun's sudden change of topic, but he quickly nodded.

"Yes! When I spoke to Reid Hastings, they were indeed listed in the prep room and were currently looking for an underwriting company. As for the timing, there is no exact information yet. But it should be around June this year!" After a pause, "Boss, are we going to take the opportunity to sell some of our shares?"

When he decided to invest in Netflix, Guo Shouyun confessed that if Michael Moritz wanted to sell Netflix shares, he had to ask for his consent.

Obviously, from Michael Moretz's eyes, Guo Shouyun could see that he wanted to sell. As for Guo Shouyun himself. If he had changed six months ago, he would definitely not have sold. Because he knows the future of Netflix very well in his heart. Now, though, his mind has changed.

"You can sell it for 8%!"

Michael Moretz's eyes lit up and he nodded hurriedly. With the current valuation of Netflix, 8% is also 2~300 million US dollars, which is a huge amount of money.

Looking at his appearance, Guo Shouyun smiled. He sold part of Netflix because he knew. After 9/11, Internet stocks will see their biggest decline since the Nasdaq crisis. When the time comes, he can buy back the 8% or even more of the stock at a lower price.

In addition, when a company is first listed, it is often the time when the stock price is the highest within half a year to a year, and the price difference between the two can definitely make Guo Shouyun make a fortune.