Chapter 295: A Chance for Finger Staining (End)
When the time comes, when everyone in Xiangjiang is in danger, he will vote for his confidence in Xiangjiang with his actions, which will definitely impress the Huaxia and Xiangjiang governments. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Therefore, Cheung Chun-yee's upcoming acquisition of HK Electric is also a political decision to show goodwill to China, because at such a turbulent time, he has cast such a large vote of confidence in the future of Hong Kong, and can use the mainland as a medium to establish a long-term strategic relationship in the future.
After all, he has always flaunted himself as a pure appointer in front of the public, and when the time comes, he will not only solemnly deny it, but also repeatedly emphasize that it will not affect HK Electric's corporate policies and decisions, and any business decisions of HK Electric will never be premised on any political considerations.
At the beginning of this year, Hongkong Land grabbed HK Electric at a price more than 31% higher than the market price, and when the stock market and real estate in Xiangjiang really broke out in September, he picked up the cheapness of Hongkong Land at a price 13% lower than the market price, and it can be regarded as being sent to the door on his own initiative.
Li Jiacheng was able to eat up the price difference of 450 million Hong Kong dollars within three years in his previous life, without sending a single soldier, Zhang Junyi believes that he will be able to do the same thing at a price slightly higher than that of Li Jiacheng in his previous life, plus his own foresight, not to mention that he still has such a big killer weapon as paying off in full at one time.
Hongkong Land is the core business of Jardine Matheson, although there are many Chinese-funded consortia, including themselves, which have been coveted for a long time, but Jardine Matheson is absolutely unsellable, but what about HK Electric? The acquisition company is not buying antiques, and you don't have to buy it. "My heart is a stone, and I can't turn it. My heart is a bandit, and I can't be swept away. Majestic Didi, not optional. "But if King Yihe Xiang has already intended it, then it is something that you have affection and I have intentional.
"Sun Tzu's Art of War" cloud: "Therefore, those who are good at fighting seek it from the situation, and do not blame others, so they can choose people and let the situation go." Therefore, the momentum of good fighters, such as those who turn the garden stone to the mountain of a thousand people, is also powerful. ”
Zhang Junyi knew that the key to the acquisition of HK Electric in his previous life was that Li Jiacheng properly grasped the "momentum", and he could completely copy Li Jiacheng's successful method at that time, and when the negotiations between the two sides reached an impasse, he would intervene sideways and grab this piece of fat.
Zhang Junyi knew through the analysis of later generations on the Internet that in his previous life, Li Ka-shing's acquisition action was also unreasonable, and the stocks related to the acquisition action at that time were not suspended for the whole day, but at about 12 o'clock at noon, the buyer Hutchison Whampoa, the seller Hongkong Land and HK Electric automatically asked the four exchanges to stop trading, because the four exchanges were in their own ways at that time, after receiving the application for suspension, the time of suspension of trading was not exactly the same, so some investors were very dissatisfied and thought that the authorities' decision was unfair.
It was also reported that upon receiving the news, the person in charge of one of the exchanges immediately instructed the broker to scan the goods in the market and only suspend the transaction after the completion of the sweep.
HK Electric's takeover did not bring any good news to the three stocks, perhaps because the news of the acquisition has been circulating for too long, and Hutchison, Hongkong Land and HK Electric have all fallen after the resumption of trading. Moreover, Hutchison Whampoa's purchase of HK Electric at a low price has created an illusion in the market, and of course it is difficult to hope for a good response from the market. Of course, the most important thing is the miserable market atmosphere in Xiangjiang at that time.
Therefore, Zhang Junyi will never make the same mistake in this life, this kind of mistake from the past, Zhang Junyi will resolutely avoid, before the acquisition, he will require the relevant stocks to be suspended for a whole day, unified action, to avoid the four exchanges to go their own way, to ensure that the suspension of trading time must be exactly the same, so as to avoid the satisfaction of most investors, so as to ensure the fairness and reasonableness of the authorities' decision.
And the benefits of acquiring HK Electric are definitely not only this, as far as Cheung Chun-yee knows, the chassis of HK Electric is also a big pie, and when the time comes, he can completely replicate the success story of Lee Ka-shing in his previous life, and after the acquisition of HK Electric, he will try his best to move the power plant to Lamma Island, and then he will be able to obtain two sites that can be used for the development of large housing estates.
With these two pieces of land that are almost free, and then spend some money to buy the Chaguoling oil depot, he can build two large housing estates by himself at that time, Zhang Junyi remembers that in his previous life, Li Jiacheng made a profit of 10 billion Hong Kong dollars with these two pieces of land!
Of course, Zhang Junyi will definitely not do this thing in the name of Yitian stupidly, and it is not difficult to do this thing without knowing it, and when the time comes, he can completely hand over the people under the United States to take charge of this matter, re-register a shell investment company in the archipelago, and then talk about this matter in the name of American capital, I believe that it will be much easier to negotiate the acquisition with the British in the identity of the United States than the identity of the Xiangjiang people.
After the end of World War II, with the rise of global nationalism and the decline of British national power, its colonies became independent, and at the same time, the rise of the emerging hegemonic power of the United States also contributed to the gradual collapse of the British Empire. Today, although Britain and most of its former colonies have formed an international organization, the Commonwealth, to replace the British Empire, unlike the British Empire, Britain can no longer directly influence the other members of the Commonwealth in all aspects of politics, diplomacy and economics, and the United States is now the world's leading power.
Therefore, the British can look down on the Xiangjiang people proudly in terms of identity, but in front of the Americans, they will definitely put away their so-called noble heads.
And this time Zhang Junyi's target is not only HKD, but even Wheelock & Silver, Zhang Junyi is ready to participate in the foot, of course, this time Zhang Junyi is not ready to eat alone, because if Wheelock leaves Old Man Bao, he will be able to have a good time, after all, Zhang Junyi knows that he is definitely a layman.
However, a layman has a layman's way of playing, and he can sit back and wait for dividends at that time, anyway, it is much better than putting money in the bank, and he can also get the favor of the old man Bao, killing two birds with one stone, why not do it.
Zhang Junyi remembers that two years after his previous life, in 1985, the battle for Wheelock broke out in the Xiangjiang stock market, and the two warring parties were Bao Yugang and Qiu Teba. However, Wheelock's chairman of the board of directors, Ma Stirrup, retreated to the sidelines and sat on the mountain to watch the tiger fight. Why are stirrups like this? If it weren't for the outbreak of the Great War, many of the inside stories would still be mysterious fog to this day.
Wheelock is known as Wheelock & Co. in Chinese, and its main business is shipping, which was founded in 1925 by British-Jewish businessman George Lee. Madden was founded in Shanghai and moved to Hong Kong in 1949. After Madden became chairman and general manager of Wheelock, Wheelock expanded significantly, and at its peak the company had more than 200 subsidiaries and associates.
The largest shareholder of Wheelock & Co. is actually Chinese businessman Cheung Yuk Leung.
Zhang Yuliang is the actual head of the Zhang Zhushan family of the Xiangjiang family and the fourth son of Zhang Zhushan. The Zhang family started with Western medicine, and the developed family relied on real estate. The Zhang family's wealth has reached the level of great wealth, but it is very well-known and little known to outsiders.
In 1962, the second generation of the Zhang family built the Federal Building and the International Building, which were sold to the Federal Real Estate Company in 1970 for a 77% stake in the Federal Real Estate. From 1970 to 1972, he successively exchanged the shares of Federal Real Estate, as well as properties such as Mae Road and Garden Terrace in Mid-Levels, for shares of Wheelock and gradually became the largest shareholder of Wheelock & Co.
At the end of the 70s, the Zhang family had a family property dispute, and the people of Xiangjiang were surprised to find that there was such a wealthy family in Xiangjiang, but the disclosed family property was only the tip of the iceberg.
The stirrup family can be said to have made a success in shipping, and its defeat is also in shipping. From World War II to the 70s, shipowners and shipbuilders made a lot of money, and the stirrup father and son took advantage of the residual power of the sea to establish a huge land comprehensive group. The global shipping downturn that began at the end of the 70s began with oil tankers, but the stirrups believed that it would not affect bulk carriers, and still expanded their fleet. By the end of next year, Wheelock Shipping had a total deadweight of 1.39 million tons and a debt of HK$2.18 billion. In addition, HK$680 million will have to be paid to complete the order-made vessels.
Although Zhang Yuliang is not in power at Wheelock, as a major shareholder, his interests are directly related to how well he operates. It is said that Zhang Yuliang often made suggestions to John during this period, but John ignored them. At the height of Wheelock Shipping's difficulties, John represented the company by borrowing HK$93.6 million from a property trust (also part of the Wheelock family) with HK$1 billion in cash. Zhang Yuliang exercised the rights of the majority shareholder, claiming that the cash was invested in real estate by all shareholders, and resisted John's decision. The two were very unhappy, and the mustard was even deeper. In the 70s, there was an information crisis in Xiangjiang, and some British businessmen were afraid of the "return of Xiangjiang in 97". The Madden family faded out of Hong Kong, which is logical.
Coincidentally, due to family infighting, Zhang Yuliang also has the intention to fade out of Hong Kong. Zhang Yuliang has gone to Australia to explore, where the shopping industry is used for future housing and development.
If it weren't for John. Stirrups took the lead in selling, Zhang Yuliang would never sell Wheelock shares so quickly, Zhang Yuliang's shares were sold to Bao Yugang, Bao had no intention of acquiring Wheelock.
Bao Yugang has no covetousness for Wheelock because of an ancient Chinese admonition: a friend's wife cannot be bullied; Friends, don't be greedy. Bao Yugang has been in a relationship with the elder Madden for more than 30 years. In the early 50s, when Bao Yu first set up a trading company with a friend, he had business dealings with George. At that time, Bao Yugang wanted to engage in shipping, and went to London to visit George, but was mocked by George. Bao and George later became friends and joined forces in shipping and other businesses.
Just when investors and stock commentators were in a hurry, there was a spring thunder on the ground, and the Wheelock takeover war broke out. The acquirer is Guojiang Long Qiu Deba. When the market opened the next day, the Hang Seng Index rushed upward.
Who is the sacredness of Qiu Tebal, who dares to come to Xiangjiang to buy a large British-funded foreign firm?
If it weren't for this acquisition war, at least more than ninety percent of Xiangjiang people would not have heard of Qiu Teba's name.
Originally from Fujian, Khoo Teck worked as a clerk at OCBC Bank Malaya in his early years. In 1960, he co-founded Maybank with his friends. Five years later, it moved to Singapore to acquire the bank's assets in Singapore, five listed companies with a focus on the hotel industry. The Khoo family's wealth is second only to the Ng Teng Fong family. Both of them are well-known Nanyang tycoons. In the early 80s, the Wong Teng Fong family entered Hong Kong, and the flagship Sino Group in Hong Kong also became one of the top ten listed real estate companies in Hong Kong. Qiu Deba was itchy and anxious to find a way out for the abundant funds, so he came to Xiangjiang to buy a shell and go public.
At the age of seventy, Khoobert would never act recklessly, and he was prepared to fight through an intermediary with John. Stirrups negotiated the purchase of 14% of Wheelock shares owned by the Stirrup family.
The Wheelock takeover battle is about to break out, and it is true that the equity has changed hands, but it has not been guessed on the head of the river.
Zhang Yuliang, the first shareholder of Wheelock, woke up from a dream when he saw the acquisition proposal. The minimum principle of a joint-stock company is that major changes in shareholding must be approved by the majority shareholders, let alone all directors. Little Stirrup made a secret deal with the Qiu family in private, and he didn't treat his long-time partner as a person, and Zhang Yu was angry and didn't come out in one place. What's more, Qiu De's entry into the owner of Wheelock is likely to damage the interests of the original shareholders.
Zhang Yuliang vowed to thwart the attempts of the Ma clan and the Qiu clan, and in a hurry, he went to move reinforcements, and finally Lord Bao came forward to meet the battle.
Before Zhang Yuliang transferred the shares, he had a requirement for Bao's, that is, if he wanted to join the acquisition, he must fully control Wheelock and not let the other party have any space for the anti-takeover. Mr. Bao said that there was absolutely no problem, and the insider negotiation would be done immediately.
Bao Yugang is so decisive because Wheelock is no longer the family business of his old friend Lao Stirrups.
Mr. Bao's intervention pushed the acquisition war to a climax. Wheelock's two original shareholders, Chang's Ma Clan, sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight, but they both put their chips on their respective fighters.
Until the announcement of Wheelock, Wharf had successfully acquired more than 50% of Wheelock's shares. On the same day, Luo Fuqi also issued a statement, saying that he would accept the shares and make a profit of HK$110 million after being sold to Wharf.
On the afternoon of the same day, the board of directors of Wheelock held a meeting to elect Bao Yugang as chairman and general manager. Stirrups remained on the Board and was elected Chairman Emeritus.
The acquisition of Mr. Bao is the acquisition of the fierce one, showing a typical Shanghainese style. He threw hundreds of millions of dollars, fought with his opponent with his strength, and overwhelmed the opponent with absolute superiority.
Mr. Bao's acquisition of Wheelock can be described as a resounding large-scale acquisition war before the merger of the four associations.
It is precisely because of the development of the whole acquisition war that Zhang Junyi can fully support Mr. Bao in terms of funds to start this station, and even Zhang Junyi can completely hand over the funds to Mr. Bao to operate without coming forward, and I think it is good to be a stable dividend shareholder in Wheelock and Wheeloku!