Chapter 566: The acquisition of Adidas failed
Brooke didn't expect Shuichi Minamino to be so interested in their company's financing this time!
"This financing will be held at our corporate headquarters next Monday, so if you are interested, you can come and watch it. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info" Brooke Road.
"Yes, I'll definitely be there then. ”
"Okay, I'll make an appointment for you!"
Time passed quickly, and it was Monday, and on this day, Shuichi Minamino came to the headquarters of Michelin with his secretary. Today is the day when Michelin negotiates financing.
"Mr. Minamino, let's meet again!" Brooke was still very enthusiastic when he saw Shuichi Minamino's arrival.
"Haha......"
"Let's go, I'll take you to meet the directors of our company. ”
Soon Minamino Shuichi met with the directors of Michelin, but at this time, the directors looked a little absent. The main thing is that the company wants to raise money, then their shares will be diluted. But for the long-term development of the company, it had to be financed!
These directors were very polite when they met Shuichi Minamino, after all, they also knew that Shuichi Minamino was currently a big customer of theirs, so of course they had to be polite.
Soon this time the financing conference was launched.
When Shuichi Minamino also proposed to invest in financing, many people were surprised! Especially Brooke was shocked to see Shuichi Minamino asking for financing. Although Michelin is more famous at present, it is not as famous as later generations. The outlook is still a bit impenetrable, and many wealthy people are still hesitant to engage in venture financing.
After all, who can say for sure the future of a company?
However, Shuichi Minamino is very optimistic about the future of Michelin Tyres, after all, he knows the trajectory of history.
In the end, Shuichi Minamino planned to raise $10 million and get an 8% stake in Michelin. Don't underestimate the 8% of the shares, because after the completion of this financing, the final major shareholder still belongs to Michelin's original chairman, who owns the most 20% of the shares. So with this 8% of the shares, it can be seen that Shuichi Minamino has a lot of shares.
After the completion of financing, many shareholders own about 1%~5% of the shares, and only a few four or five have more than 8% of the shares.
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Although Shuichi Minamino is now a shareholder of Michelin, he will not interfere with the development trajectory of Michelin, anyway, he will just sit and wait for dividends. It is enough to hold a general meeting of shareholders several times a year. After all, the largest shareholder of Michelin is still the original founder, holding 20% of the shares.
Over the next week, Shuichi Minamino looked at several more companies, but none of them came across the companies he wanted to buy. So he planned to leave for Germany to see if there were any potential companies that he could buy.
At the same time, there are many powerful enterprises in Germany, such as the century-old enterprises such as the Krupp factory, Volkswagen, Henkel, Siemens AG, BASF Group, also known as Baden Aniline Soda Company, Allianz Insurance Group, Casco Kitchen Co., Ltd., Bosch Group, Bavarian Maschinenbauk AG and so on......
These companies are relatively well-known!
But at present, these companies have basically become a climate, and Shuichi Minamino does not have any financial resources if he wants to take advantage of loopholes or want to acquire them.
It seems that Shuichi Minamino finally fell in love with a company that is worth investing in or acquiring him, that is, Adidas Company!
adidas, a German manufacturer of sporting goods, is a member company of adidas AG. Adidas is named after its founder, Adolf Adi Dassler, and in 1920 began producing footwear products in Herzogenaurach, near Nuremberg.
In the future, it will be ranked 67th in the list of "Top 500 World Brands"!
Shuichi Minamino was well aware of Adidas' fame in his previous life when he was a student, and it was definitely one of the most luxurious and expensive sports brands. Among the sports brands, the most expensive is Nike, except for Adidas!
Anyway, these two brands are the most expensive sports brands!
A pair of shoes sells for seven or eight hundred or even thousands of dollars! Other sports brands usually sell for only two or three hundred.
At that time, as a student, he knew very well that if a student could own a pair of Adidas shoes, it would become your capital to show off. As soon as people see you in Adidas shoes, they will think that you are rich. It not only satisfies the psychology of comparison, but also satisfies the psychology of showing off and playing cool!
Because not everyone can afford a pair of shoes worth seven or eight hundred or thousands of yuan, only the children of wealthy families can afford it.
In fact, in 1959, Adidas was very famous, and it was also the dominant sports brand.
However, there is an interesting thing that Adidas was originally founded by two brothers, and after parting ways, Adolf's brother Rudolf Dassler opened the sports brand PUMA. Its classic slogan: "Nothing is impossible"
PUMA is Puma, and it is also a luxury sports brand, that is, since 1948, the two brothers parted ways and became rivals! But Minamino Shuichi felt that Puma was no match for Adidas after all, after all, Adidas was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Shuichi Minamino is now planning to inspect this Adidas company and prepare to include it in his Minamino Group. For Adidas' prospects, Shuichi Minamino is very optimistic. For decades to come, it will remain the dominant sports brand. Acquiring it is definitely something to consider.
However, now Adidas is very famous, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to acquire it, and I believe that the funds for the acquisition will not be less. But as long as the price is right, Shuichi Minamino will not hesitate.
The next day, Shuichi Minamino paid a visit to Adidas' headquarters. During this time, he also met with the company's chairman, Dassler. However, during the interview, Shuichi Minamino intentionally or unintentionally expressed that he wanted to buy or take a stake in the company, but Dassler didn't seem to have the intention of selling Adidas. This made Shuichi Minamino very depressed.
"Mr. Minamino, thank you very much for your visit, but my company does not need to be financed or sold at this time. I just want to run my company well, I'm sorry. Darsler said lightly.
Because just now Minamino Xiu said straight to the point, he also expressed his views strongly.
"It's okay, I hope we will have the opportunity to meet next time. "Shuichi Minamino is not angry, and there is no way for others to sell him if they don't want to. But he knows that in the future, Adidas will not be able to escape the fate of being financed.