I Am a Nobleman in England

Bristol Broad Quay Hotel, Penthouse Apartments.

On the large terrace with harbor or city views, Arthur reclines on the sofa enjoying the cool autumn breeze and bright bright afternoon sun, lovely dessert cupcakes on white round table in front of him, elegant white coffee There is a touch of heat in the cup, accompanied by the breath of pure fragrance, which makes this afternoon full of sweetness and comfort.

Lazy and sophisticated are the inherent unique temperament of English afternoon tea. This coziness and enjoyment makes people instantly understand why the British love afternoon tea from the bottom of their hearts.

"...how do you put an elephant in a refrigerator?"

Facing Angela, his investment and financial advisor, telling in detail about the contact process with several important managers of Bristol's coastal (natural gas) power station, Arthur, who was getting more and more lazy under the sun, suddenly smiled and asked a question. Received Angela's report.

And his question directly made Angela, who was dressed in a white ol dress, with a cool and glamorous makeup and wise eyes, showing her unique mature temperament, was slightly stunned, looking suspiciously at the smiling young boss with the corners of her mouth raised, He glanced uncertainly at the assistant beside him.

"Sorry, boss, are you asking how to put an elephant in a refrigerator?"

"Hehe, not bad." Arthur smiled and nodded, looking at Angela who was still a little confused.

"..." Angela frowned slightly and thought for a while, then shook her head suspiciously, looked at Arthur with some uncertainty and said, "Sorry, boss, if it was me, I would take a picture Take a picture, then open the refrigerator, put it in, and close the refrigerator.”

Facing Angela's answer, Arthur couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he looked at her with admiration. Although the correct answer was to open the refrigerator door, put the elephant in it, and finally close the refrigerator door, Angela's answer didn't matter. Whether it is in terms of thinking ability or adaptability, they are very stable, and it also shows her talent.

"I like your answer. As for the correct answer to this question is..." Arthur smiled and said the correct answer again, and then, under Angela's thoughtful gaze, continued: "Sometimes success is It's so simple. After talking with you on the phone the day before yesterday, I have been thinking about the acquisition. Since we are optimistic about the prospects of the power plant, why complicate things? The difference between £400 million and £400 million lies in whether we can persuade Barclays Bank more easily without spending time entangled with the management and board of directors of the power plant for our own interests!"

Angela's beautiful eyes lit up slightly, but she quickly shook her head and said doubtfully: "A wholly-owned acquisition will make the asset-liability ratio of the power plant exceed 100%. Once there is any turmoil in a certain link, it will directly affect the survival and development of the power plant. develop.

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"Hehe, which step of the future development plan you prepared is not a bet? Bet on the future, bet on our progress will not stop, and bet on the fact that the capital chain will not be broken. If you want to bet, why not bet bigger?" Ya Although Se smiled, his eyes became full of madness.

"Recently, I read a lot of business books, and I found that almost no company's development mainly relies on internal expansion. Mergers and acquisitions are an important strategy for companies to seek their own development and industry leadership. It is those big and small Countless corporate mergers and acquisitions have written our business history today.

Although every entrepreneur wants to grow independently and achieve his own business, the reality is cruel. It has to be said that mergers and acquisitions are a "good shortcut".

In fact, as long as you find the right in-law's family and the right partner, you can also fly together and achieve your dreams. And if you meet the wrong person, even if you are a wealthy family, you will not be able to avoid the fate of losing your beauty. "

"It's just that if the boss does this, it will become very difficult for us to raise funds to complete the acquisition in the second step of our acquisition plan, because the bank may not have the courage to take huge risks to give us another loan. "Angela said worriedly.

Arthur smiled confidently and calmly, "Hehe, if my personal assets break through a new height during this period of time, and I have a lot of liquidity in my hand, do you think the bank will still be afraid?

I have thought about it for a long time. Before the London Olympics, we don't have to worry about the profitability of power plants at all. As you said in your report, according to the policy formulated by the British government, all coal-fired power plants will be shut down before 2025. However, new nuclear power plant projects are nowhere in sight, and the closure of coal-fired power plants will definitely cause severe shortages in the UK's electricity supply.

Do you think that with the current financial deficit of the British government, do you have enough manpower, financial resources and time to build new gas-fired power plants?

I bet that there will be a shortage of energy supply in the UK in the future. I bet that the demand for electricity in the UK will continue to rise in the future as the population of the UK increases and the demand for transportation increases. Electricity prices will continue to rise.

In this way, the power plant has become a good business, and the income is guaranteed in drought and flood. As long as we can generate electricity, we will make money and have no pressure on repayment! "

Hearing the boss's words, Angela, who is an investment and financial consultant, fell into deep thought, and at the same time, she was moved by the young boss's mysterious confidence and courage.

As for Arthur, it's not that he is a man who has changed from an eel, but that he suddenly figured out one thing. With the economic recovery, the closure of coal-fired power plants and the shortage of energy supply will definitely reduce the asset value of power plants. It's getting higher and higher. At that time, if you can't play it anymore, you can sell it directly to the next family at a high price, and the Chinese capital and the wealthy Chinese who are eyeing the world to buy and acquire everywhere are undoubtedly the best buyers.

This kind of industry, which is classified as a monopoly in the Celestial Dynasty, is undoubtedly fatal to them. Instead of only having half of the shares in their hands and being restrained by others, it is better to get all of them in their hands, and they can even sell 100% at a high price. Forty-nine shares, to plug the previous hole of 400 million pounds!

Of course, he will not tell others about these thoughts now, because that is the last resort, and the most ruthless method is what barbarians like to do most, and companies go public to collect money.

"Boss, if you really want to acquire a wholly-owned subsidiary, then we should prepare for listing in advance, so that we can not only get rid of high debt, but also have more capital and room for maneuver to carry out the second-step acquisition plan! "Angela recovered from her contemplation and broke the silence, with bright lights shining in her eyes.

"Haha, there is a proverb in the Celestial Dynasty, which is called Heroes see the same thing, let us be barbarians for a while, and the best thing for us is that we don't even need any internal support, they will welcome our acquisition After all, with 50% of the shares, no one can prevent the government from selling them." Arthur laughed happily.

Angela also showed a bright smile. Although the risk of doing so would be greater, she was no stranger to this kind of acquisition routine by Wall Street barbarians, and she looked at the young boss with more admiration and approval.

She is basically sure that her young boss is really learning by constantly reading various business cases. Of course, what she admires the most is the young boss's courage to apply what he has learned and to practice boldly.

"I will immediately gather people to evaluate the new acquisition plan and prepare a new acquisition agreement. Before executing the acquisition agreement, boss, you only need to hold a press conference..."

"Haha, I know, this strategy is called 'putting a gun on the forehead'." Arthur couldn't help raising his eyebrows and laughing.

"Hehe, that's right. We will go to the board of directors after we have done everything first. As long as we point our guns at the board of directors, they won't have much choice." Angela's beautiful eyes shone brightly, and she nodded with a charming smile.

"Look how easy it is now, as easy as putting an elephant in the fridge, and I also want to tell you that I spoke to Bob Diamond at Barclays on the phone before I came here and asked him He revealed my new idea, and he did not reject it, he said that he would let his subordinates evaluate it as soon as possible, so I don’t think it’s a big problem.”

"Hehe, boss, you are really fast enough."

"..." The corners of Arthur's mouth twitched, these words really made people speechless. Of course, he knew that Angela didn't mean that he was fast, after all, she hadn't tried it.

cough cough.

"Hehe, the correct action needs to be guided by the correct concept. Only with efficient acceleration can it be executed efficiently and walk ahead of others."