Once again, the 413 amazed the world
At the same time as Li Feng left Hong Kong in a dashing manner, the news finally came from Paris, and Desol officially signed the agreement on behalf of the Century Saint-Mandala Group and the Pino Spring-Ledu Group (known as the Paris Spring Group in China) and the family investment company of the Pinault family, Artemis the Elder.
Under the agreement, Château Latour, a French national treasure owned by Printemps and Artemis, will be merged into Li Feng's Sawa Group for a total of $1 billion, and the Pinault family will also scrape together $200 million to get a 20% stake in the group for a total value of $1.2 billion.
Of the 20% shares, the Pinault family itself holds about 5%, and the remaining 15% is the shares of the former Bino Springs and Leidu Group. Of the $200 million of the Pinault family, $100 million of them was still loaned by Li Feng's bank.
It can be said that in order to get the Spring Department Store and Château Latour in his pocket, Li Feng really made a lot of money.
Originally, Château Latour was reluctant to sell, after all, this Château Latour was finally returned to the hands of the French, thinking that at the beginning, when Château Latour was sold to the British in the 60s, the whole France was shaken, and they all said that it was a 'traitor' behavior.
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The father and son of the Pinault family naturally know the truth, but maybe after considering the merger of Spring Department Store into Li Feng's company, the shares may be too low, plus in their hands, Li Feng also took a fancy to a Château Latour, and the price was also very considerable, but 150 million US dollars.
In '93, the Pinault family bought Château Latour for about $80 million, which nearly doubled in just four years, and this price is actually beyond its actual value. After all, 150 million US dollars, it may take decades for this winery to earn back 150 million US dollars.
In this way, all the shares of Li Feng in the group add up to about 75%, and even if the company goes public in the future, it will firmly control the company. Now, including Gucci, it has been delisted from the stock market, announcing that it will re-list when the merger is completed.
It can be said that when the merger and signing in Paris was completed, it once again caused a shock to the whole of France, although this action is really not high in terms of value, but the influence is really huge, after all, whether it is Printemps or Château Latour, this is famous, and it is the pride of France.
Similarly, as the news spread, news of St. John's Lee's acquisition of two of France's most proud, Printemps and La Tour Chaués, spread around the world.
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Since no one knows the details of Century St. Mandala Group, most people understand that in a series of acquisitions, there is Li Feng's famous investment company - Tianya Investment behind it, which is naturally regarded as another masterpiece of Li Feng in Europe.
Li Feng didn't know that now in various parts of France, it is said that marchers have begun to gather to ask the government to oppose the acquisition of Château Latour, well, if Li Feng knew, he could only roll his eyes and say whatever you want.
It's all things that have been eaten in the stomach, how can it be spit out, and besides, the winery is not a sensitive industry, if it is finance, military and other industries, the government has a way to oppose it, and the acquisition of the winery can only acquiesce.
Otherwise, so many famous wine estates in France, many of which are controlled by non-national tycoons, what can they do.
Anyway, the protests in Europe and the United States are like the Internet complaints of later generations, and it is not strange to see too much.
Li Feng's series of acquisitions, from the earlier Saint Laurent to Gucci and later the two famous wineries of Burgundy, to the last Printemps and Château Latour, such a series of acquisitions, these companies are long-standing and famous, it can be said that they have once again amazed the world.
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In the same way, it also let everyone know that the determination to insert into the luxury industry is so resolute, many financial media magazines have reported on the situation of the luxury industry, analyzing various future possibilities, and most of the reports also say that the future of the luxury industry has a wonderful prospect.
Well, it can be regarded as a good thing for them, but those are talking about the European and American markets, and they obviously do not pay special attention to Asia, especially the Chinese market, so that when Li Feng arrived in Europe, he felt a burst of contempt in his heart after reading the report.
The future luxury market is indeed infinitely beautiful, but the center of gravity of the market is in the east, which is gradually rising.
Except for France, which is a voice of opposition, the rest of the media have expressed admiration, especially the US imperialism itself, needless to say, just like the news of Li Feng's acquisition of the Empire State Building and Rockefeller Center, which surprised everyone and was full of amazement.
For Li Feng, a compatriot, the American imperialist people praised him, and some media even called him the son of American imperialism, and praised the action of being able to acquire top luxury brands in Europe.
From here, although the United States is the world's most powerful country, it still has a bit of 'inferiority' in its heart from the perspective of heritage and cultural inheritance.
Who let the US imperialism be established by a group of bandits, hooligans, etc. who can't get along in Europe, and it is natural to praise it for being able to see its own company 'counterattack' Europe.
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From Standard Chartered to Gucci to Spring Department Store and Latour, etc., in a short period of time, Li Feng's amazing harvest also shocked the world, and many people are speculating where Li Feng pulled so much money from.
After all, from several acquisitions, although there are no clear announcements of specific acquisition details, there is always an approximate valuation of those companies, especially the acquisition of Standard Chartered and Gucci, the acquisition funds of the two major companies are not small. The funds involved are tens of billions, and at present, there is no such huge loan news from major banks in the world, obviously, Li Feng's funds have been solved by himself.
Li Feng has two major companies, East West Bank and Tianya Investment Company, especially those funds under the investment bank, and now Li Feng's investment bank manages assets that are the top even on Wall Street, but they can raise so much money. But it seems that there is no such major news in the major funds of Tianya Investment Company, so it is obvious that Li Feng's funds come from other sources.
After some reports and analysis, especially after the investigation and knowledge of Li Shanquan and Bill Weilibei, the two Li Feng's investment circles, 'Hum Ha two generals', are sitting in Xiangjiang.
Is there anything in Xiangjiang today that is worth letting its two pillars sit on, in addition to the current financial crisis in full swing in Asia, obviously, the final conclusion is that Tianya Investment has made a lot of money in this financial crisis, which is why there are so many funds to acquire.
Well, there are too many smart people in this world, and they quickly sorted out the various ways in it. Therefore, Tianya Investment has once again entered the public's eyes at this time, and even many people are speculating how much money Tianya Investment has made from the Asian financial crisis.
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The report also indicates that Li Feng's behind-the-scenes operation plan of 'quietly entering the village and shooting without shooting' has completely failed, but at this time it has been exposed to the public.
No matter what happened to the outside world, Li Feng was still on the plane at this time, temporarily cut off contact with the outside world, and these troubles could only be put on by the people below for the time being, and Li Feng was falling into sweet troubles at this time.