Reborn Capital Empire

Vol 2 Chapter 737: Fidelity’S Rejection

Chapter seven hundred and thirty seventh Fidelity’s rejection

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“OK, how does Mr. Guo want to trade?”

“Of course it’s a fair deal at the market price of the two companies!”

Ned Johnson nodded, “I can agree, but I have one condition.”

“Please say?”

“Fidelity must participate in the final PE financing before Ruby’s listing. And hold no less than 10% of the equity.”

Ned Johnson, the old fox, knows his advantages from this trade. So he was not polite at all.

“Up to 5%!”

Guo Shouyun shook his head.

“No, it’s too little!”

“Mr. Johnson, my promise to let Fidelity participate in Ruby’s pre-IPO financing is the biggest concession for this transaction.” Guo Shouyun said in a serious tone.

“Mr. Guo, I can refuse this deal!” Ned Johnson said without showing weakness.

“Of course, that’s your power. But there are a lot of people with Merrill stakes aside from Fidelity, and I’m not without a second option.”

“Mr. Guo certainly has a second choice. However, the higher the degree of confidentiality in the acquisition of Merrill Lynch, the better. If Mr. Guo contacts more institutions, the risk of information leakage will be uncontrollable. In case Stan O’Neill knows about it. , with his character, I am afraid that the plan to prevent hostile takeover will be activated at the first time. At that time, if Mr. Guo wants to buy Merrill again, he will not face a blitz, but a protracted war of Verdun style. .Even if you succeed in acquiring Merrill Lynch in the end, the lost profits are far more than 5% of Ruby’s shares!”

Looking at Ned Johnson’s confident expression, Guo Shouyun smiled lightly.

“Mr. Johnson, since you know Stan O’Neal. You also know his vigilance about my acquisition of Merrill. You should understand that if it is not the end, how can I find you in person?”

Ned Johnson’s expression changed.

“…Let’s be honest, I’ve come to the end of the Merrill Lynch acquisition. The Merrill Lynch shares in Fidelity Fund are just the last guarantee of my pursuit of success. If it wasn’t for you, I could have gotten it from the stock market. I think The equity I want is somewhat risky, but if I have no choice, that’s all I have.”

“So Mr. Guo owns nearly half of Merrill’s shares?”

“Since I became a shareholder of Merrill Lynch in 2001, I have been planning to acquire it. It was only due to the lack of strength at the time and the obstruction of Stan O’Neal that I did not directly initiate the acquisition. But in the past few years, I have not It really died down.”

Staring closely at Guo Shouyun’s eyes, after a long time, Ned Johnson did not see even the slightest timidity and concealment in it except for his confidence.

“How much Merrill Lynch stock does Mr. Guo hold now?”

“47.53%! If I can’t get the Merrill stake in Fidelity today, I will launch a lightning acquisition as soon as I leave here. It is not difficult to acquire a 5% stake in Merrill within three days. Moreover, I am also prepared Well enough money.”

It is backed by Phoenix Bank and its many giant-level companies. Of course Ned Johnson knew that Guo Shouyun wasn’t bad money.

“Can I take a look at the Merrill Lynch stock warrants held by Mr. Guo?”

“certainly!”

Guo Shouyun nodded, and after waving his hand, Wu Xiaojing opened the lockbox that had been prepared for a long time, and took the documents in it to Ned Johnson’s hands.

In order to avoid being noticed by Stan O’Neill, in addition to the 27.8% held by the Bruce Foundation in 2001; the remaining 13.9%, which was secretly acquired by Liu Zhixing, was placed in the hands of more than a dozen offshore shell companies. So Ned Johnson saw a lot of stock warrants. But the authenticity is beyond doubt.

“Why is there only 41.7% here?”

“The remaining 5.83%, we just acquired from the Morgan family fund two hours ago, so there is no here for now.”

“Mr. Guo, don’t you only have this 41.7%?”

Guo Shouyun smiled, “Mr. Johnson is going to bet with me. But are you sure you can really win?”

“I don’t quite understand what Mr. Guo meant!”

“My point is simple. I’m already on the verge of a Merrill Lynch takeover. So if Mr Johnson feels I don’t have the 5.83% stake and want to delay it so I can raise the price. I’m sorry. , I don’t have time to spend with Mr Johnson.”

Looking at his determined look, Ned Johnson became hesitant. Guo Shouyun’s meaning is obvious, if he does not agree to the transaction today, then Fidelity’s opportunity to invest in ruby is in vain. And eBay’s shares naturally don’t have to be thought about.

But the key is, is Guo Shouyun’s stake in Merrill only 41.7%, or is it really 47.53%?

Although 5.83% of the equity is not much, it is very important at this moment!

Ned Johnson scrutinized the expression of the man opposite, trying to find the answer to make up his mind~www.readwn.com~ Unfortunately, the calm self-confidence did not have any information to use.

“I’m sorry, unless Mr. Guo agrees to my terms, I won’t sell Merrill’s shares!”

After Ned Johnson hesitated for a while, the most important thing was to decide to gamble!

Guo Shouyun’s heart ‘tickled’, but his face did not change at all. This is the tolerance and shrewdness he has cultivated in the shopping malls for more than five years.

After nodding, Guo Shouyun stood up and extended his right hand to Ned Johnson.

“Although I have not reached a cooperation with Mr. Johnson, I am very happy to have today’s meeting. I hope we will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future.”

“I hope so too! However, Mr. Guo really doesn’t think about it anymore. Ruby’s 10% original stock is only, it will not threaten your control of the company. And I can guarantee that Fidelity will not invest less than any institution. .”

Guo Shouyun shook his head, “I’m sorry, 10% is too much.”

“That’s a pity, farewell!”

“I’ll send Mr. Johnson!”

The two walked out of the room one after the other. Ned Johnson has been looking forward to Guo Shouyun’s retention, but even in the end, he didn’t get what he wanted. But if he gave up this rare opportunity, he was a little unwilling.

In the constant struggle, Ned Johnson left the farm.

“Boss, do you really not agree?” Wang Jue asked.

Guo Shouyun shook his head.

“Why? Ruby’s 10% original stock is obviously more important than the successful acquisition of Merrill Lynch!”

“Johnson and Fidelity Funds are not worth Ruby’s 10% original stock.”

“what do you mean…?”

“Let the Kunpeng go back to San Francisco, let’s take the train to New York!” Guo Shouyun replied instead.

“By train?”

Wang Jue and Wu Xiaojing were stunned.