Chapter 345 - The acquisition of Hongkong Land Group, the aftermath is lingering
The former British-funded First Foreign Bank, the former economic tsar of Hong Kong, and the Jardine Matheson & Co., which was once glorious with the Sunset Empire, were completely defeated at this moment, and walked towards the afterglow of sunset with the former British Empire. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
In order to survive, in order to survive, in order to survive, in order to exist, the arrogant Jardine Matheson finally lowered its arrogant head and put itself on the chopping block of the X fund to be slaughtered.
More than 100 years ago, William Jardine and the newly established Jardine Matheson Matheson Co., Ltd. continuously transported the evil opium into the land of China, hollowing out the wealth and spirit of the Chinese people. Even, in order to prevent Lin Zexu from banning smoking, he personally lobbied the British government to launch an even more criminal "Opium War".
Since then, for more than a hundred years, Jardine Matheson and the Keswick family have been powerful on Chinese soil, and even controlled the economic lifeline of Hong Kong. Perhaps, William Jardinen would not have imagined that the Jardine Matheson & Co. he founded by himself would have today, and in hell he may still have the dream of Jardine Matheson & Co. and the empire on which the sun never sets.
Unfortunately, both Jardine Matheson and the former empire on which the sun never sets, at this moment - the sun has set.
It's still the same sentence -- good and evil will be rewarded in the end, and the way of heaven is good for reincarnation; if you don't believe it, look up, who will the heavens forgive?
yes, who does the sky bypass?
Jardine Matheson's suffering today is just a little interest from Su Chenyu and X Fund for the Chinese and Chinese businessmen who have been squeezed by Jardine Matheson.
"We have decided to sell Hongkong Land and Jardine Insurance Advisory Group to X Fund and SS Financial Holdings. ”
After John Keswick finished speaking, he quietly watched Jim Rogers' reaction, hoping to get some useful information from his face.
However, Jim Rogers seemed to be unaware, still smoking his cigar lightly, enjoying the stimulation of nicotine in his lungs, and did not take it seriously at all. Also, from the beginning, in the eyes of Jim Rogers, both Hongkong Land Group and Jardine Insurance Advisors Group were already in the pocket of X Fund and SS Financial Holdings.
After a long time, Jim Rogers looked at John Keswick and his son, and said flatly: "Jardine Matheson Group and the Keswick family have made a right choice. ”
"Of course, of course!"
The weak have no power, only the obligation to agree, and no matter how arrogant Jim Rogers' attitude is, John Keswick and his son do not dare to show any discomfort.
You must know that the stock prices of listed companies under the Jardine Group are still falling, especially the Jardine Matheson strategy has completely become a waste paper. Therefore, the life and death of the Jardine Matheson Group, and even the life and death of the Keswick family - will be decided by the words of the X Fund.
"Mr. Rogers, I don't know about Jardine Matheson, X Fund will ......"
With a wave of his hand, Jim Rogers interrupted John Keswick and said, "Don't worry, we got what we wanted, and we will naturally evacuate." ”
Paralyzed, John Keswick couldn't help but complain in his heart, really don't want it--typical ruthlessness, fuck you, you fucked us no matter what, and now you have wiped us out, you want to wear pants, pat your ass and leave?
Even Nan Batian is not so domineering?, even if the Jardine Group is a "pheasant" that sells meat, you have to pay for prostitution at least, right?
Although he was very angry, John Keswick still suppressed his small universe and said in a reluctant voice: "No, no, we want to introduce Fund X as a strategic partner of Jardine Matheson. ”
"Oh, really?" said Jim Rogers, pretending to be a puzzled man, "I didn't expect that our X Fund would be honored to be a strategic partner of Jardine Matheson, it's amazing." ”
"I don't know how to cooperate?" -- this is a desperate pretense of confusion.
However, John Keswick was still very discerning, and immediately cooperated with Jim Rogers to play the play, saying: "Now the stock prices of Jardine Matheson Strategy, Jardine Securities, Dairy Farm International and Mandarin Oriental are at an all-time low in the market, so we think it is the best time for Fund X to enter and increase its holdings at this time." ”
In fact, to put it bluntly, the meaning of Old John's words is very simple - that is, to sweep up the stock price, let Jardine Matheson Group untie some of the funds to replace debts, and make a profit in the financial market.
Hehe, Jim Rogers smiled and didn't say anything, in fact, he had already opened his mind to talk, so he was waiting for you to beg my uncle to do this--otherwise, you wouldn't have become an invading "barbarian", but this time you invited us in, and don't blame me for being a guest.
"But as you know, our X Fund has just announced that it will reduce its holdings in Jardine Matheson's shares, and the pressure to pull up the stock price is relatively high, so ......"
Even if he got a big bargain, Jim Rogers still seemed to have suffered a big loss, like a "street girl" who wanted to refuse to return the favor. Paralyzed, seeing Jim Rogers' pretended posture, John Keswick was speechless for a while, but since people want to continue to pretend, they can only accompany him to the end as a supporting role.
"Well, the company will be cooperating with some good news recently. At that time, you can enter the market in the name of SS Financial Holding and pull up the stock price. ”
The stock market is inherently unfair, big money is always reaping small funds, and financial giants are always taking small and medium-sized investors as blood snacks.
Looking at the groaning Jim Rogers, John Kaswick really seemed to have 10,000 grass and mud horses running through his heart, and my little fresh meat was delivered to your mouth, do you still think about eating it?
Thankfully, Jim Rogers finally gave a satisfactory answer: "Okay, then we're happy to work together." ”
"It is an honor for Jardine Matheson Group to have the existence of SS Financial Holdings in the future!"
John Keswick, who received a satisfactory answer, smiled and shook hands happily with Jim Rogers, greatly relieved.
Indeed, this time, in order to maintain their position in the Jardine Group, the Keswick family sold a lot of Jardine Group's interests, but what can it be - people are not for themselves, and heaven and earth will be destroyed. What's more, even if this matter is dug up by the relevant departments, what can it do? At most, both sides can throw out two black cauldrons for the dead ghosts.
On the same day, Jardine Matheson Group announced that Jardine Strategy, Dairy Farm International, Mandarin Oriental, Jardine Securities and other Jardine Matheson listed companies would be suspended due to major events.
This news was like a bomb, once again adding to the panic in the market, because all investors believed that Fund X had succeeded in attacking Jardine Matheson. Under this bad news, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index suffered another heavy setback, followed by Singapore, Sydney and London stock markets, and even the US stock market again.
However, behind the sight of small and medium-sized investors, large institutions such as Wall Street's financial giants, London's financiers, Hong Kong's Chinese-funded and British-funded consortia have all swept in plummeting stocks behind their backs, bullish on related stock index futures.
Soon, the farce between Jardine Matheson Group and X Fund finally came to an end......
X Fund reached an agreement with SS Financial Holding to transfer its shares in Jardine Matheson Strategy, Dairy International and other Jardine Matheson companies to SS Financial Holdings. Not only that, but most importantly, Jardine Matheson announced that it would introduce SS Financial Holdings as a strategic investor and would sell all its shares in Hongkong Land and Jardine Matheson Insurance Group to SS Financial Holdings.
Before the heavyweight news was digested by the market, Jardine Matheson Group once again released a big news - HSBC Holdings, Prudential Insurance, and Aviva Insurance have become strategic investors in the company.
Everyone knows that the crisis of Jardine Matheson Group has been completely over, although it has lost many shares of the company, but it is a blessing in disguise - it has brought in a super "father" like SS Financial Holdings.
At this point, the Jardine Matheson company, which had been suspended for a short time, announced the resumption of listing and trading, and there was no accident, and the stock price of the Jardine Matheson listed company began a counteroffensive against the sky.
The stock price is like a rocket, rushing upward, and that blood-red is like a clarion call to charge, driving the stock markets in Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney to start a violent counteroffensive.
At the end of the day, the share price of Jardine Matheson Strategy has returned to the level before the crash, and the stock prices of companies such as Dairy Farm International and Mandarin Oriental have reached new highs, and led the stock market in Hong Kong and other places to restart the upward trajectory.
Subsequently, as soon as the European and American stock markets opened, led by Jardine Matheson, the stock markets in London, the United States and other places also opened higher and went red. Even the German stock market, which was in turmoil, closed with a rare surge.
While the financial carnival was still going on, Su Chenyu had reached a peace with Sir Jonathan, and the Jonathan family wholly acquired the Jardine Insurance Advisory Group in the hands of SS Financial Holdings at a premium of 10%.
At this point, Su Chenyu's "hunting" of Jardine Matheson Group has come to a complete end, and there is no doubt that the harvest is incomparably huge - SS Financial Holdings not only wholly acquired Hongkong Group, but also infiltrated the tentacles of capital into Jardine Matheson.
I have to say that the "financial war" caused by X Fund has really had a huge impact, which can be said to have affected the entire world financial circle and attracted the attention of some people.
On Long Island, New York, in the study of a mansion, an old man in his late teens said to the middle-aged man in front of him: "What do you think of this SS financial control?"
"The strength is strong, the equity is concentrated, and it is impossible to penetrate into it. The middle-aged man shook his head and said regretfully: "Moreover, their strength in places such as Eastern countries and Russia is even deeper, and it is difficult for both us and the Morgan family to compete. ”
"If you can't control it, and you can't get rid of it, then pull him over!"
The old man said simply, he has sensed the tremendous energy of this consortium, and he has detonated the global stock market in a flip of his hand, and he is already qualified to stand with them......