I want to be a giant of Hong Kong Island

Chapter 652 [All-out War 1]

The war between the Keira family and the Rothschild family has caused more and more repercussions in Britain;
The direct result is that it has driven the entire British stock market to skyrocket!

At the end of April, in the meeting room of Metro Group, Kayla was holding a progress meeting.

Keira first asked: "Mr. Yuri, how is our acquisition going?"

Yuri is from Lloyds Bank, and Lloyds Bank is the investment advisor for this acquisition.

Yuri said sternly: "Standard Chartered Bank has acquired 50% of the shares, and the management of Standard Chartered Bank has chosen to support the Kayla family among the Rothschild family and the Kayla family; therefore, we can definitely convene a board of directors, Get into management and take control of Standard Chartered!"

Hearing this, all the senior leaders of the Kaila department in the conference room were overjoyed!
Only Keira frowned and continued to ask: "How many shares of Standard Chartered Bank did Barclays buy?"

Behind Barclays Bank is the Rothschild family. This time, the Rothschild family instructed Barclays to participate in Standard Chartered Bank.

Yuri thought for a while, and said uncertainly: "It is estimated that there will be about 15% of the shares. Presumably they will also take advantage of the trend to enter the board of directors of Standard Chartered!"

In the UK, owning 8% of a company's shares gives you the right to be on the board of directors!
It can be predicted that with about 15% of the shares, the Rothschild family will have at least two board seats.

Apparently, this is very irritating!
Kayla asked again: "How much money has been consumed by the acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank?"

The person in charge of the audit said: "We own 10% of the shares of Standard Chartered Bank, and the acquisition of the remaining 40% of the shares cost a total of 5.5 million pounds ($13.6 billion)."

Since it was purchased at a premium of 70%, the cost is relatively high!
From this point of view, the beams of the European Wu family and the Rothschild family have been forged;

After all, if the Rothschild family does not participate, a 50% premium can fully achieve its goal.

Keira nodded and continued: "How is the progress of Barclays Bank?"

Yuri was taken aback for a moment, this 'Queen of Retail' and 'Queen of Cars' won't really get involved in Barclays Bank!
In this way, it is no less than a financial world war!
Yuri suppressed his shock and said: "Although the acquisition was only at a 30% premium, many Barclays shareholders thought that we had no intention of getting involved in Barclays Bank, so they sold their shares to us. We already own Barclays. A 7% stake in Ryebank cost £4.1 million."

It was a total surprise!
A 30% premium is not high, but many investors are not optimistic about the acquisition, so it is predicted that the acquisition will not continue to increase the price;
Therefore, they would rather earn 30% first;

After all, after the acquisition fails, the stock price will inevitably fall!
Keira heard the words and figured it out;
I have called the man myself, and my man just said that everything is premised on the Rothschild family withdrawing from Standard Chartered Bank.

The implication is very simple, that is, to call the Rothschild family to beg for mercy.

How to make them beg for mercy is actually very simple, regardless of the cost to buy Barclays Bank.

This method is similar to the operation method of the Chinese Da Liu, forcing the major shareholder to finally repurchase the shares in the hands of the sponsor;
Not only will you not lose money, but you will even make money!
Barclays Bank is the flagship bank of the Rothschild family, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is the lifeline. It is conceivable that if the British Wu family attacks regardless of the cost, the Rothschild family can only beg for mercy.

Keira, who had an idea, said forcefully: "Continue to acquire Barclays Bank at a premium of 50%, and everything is aimed at owning absolute control of Barclays Bank. In the end, what I want to say is——regardless of the cost!"

The advisers of Lloyds Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland were taken aback. Is this new family going to war with the old family?

Yuri tentatively asked, "In terms of funding?"

Keira smiled and said: "It's completely sufficient, I can mobilize 80 billion pounds, or even more! You don't need to worry about this!"

Lufeng Group mortgaged 15 billion US dollars, Metro Group raised 50 billion US dollars, and Wu Guangyao once again promised 150 billion US dollars to be provided by the family office.

Wu Guangyao made a total of 500 billion US dollars last time, and spent less than 200 billion US dollars. The world's major banks still have 300 billion US dollars lying around!

Not only that, Wu Guangyao's companies can earn more than 30 billion US dollars in dividends every year, and they have a proper cash cow.

Wu Guangyao calculated that his side would win, and the cost of the acquisition would all be paid by the Rothschild family;
So, what about teasing the tiger's whiskers?

The companies under the Wu family have very high holdings;

Listed companies in Hong Kong, all holding more than 50% (relatives hold part of the shares);
Overseas listed companies all hold more than 40% of the shares, and if a hostile takeover occurs, the holdings will soon increase to 51%.

As for the holding company of the Rothschild family, although the shareholding is a cross-shareholding, it will never exceed 30%;

Not even 20%!

Hearing that Keira can mobilize 200 billion US dollars, all the acquisition executives except the family office staff gasped.

Yuri asked worriedly: "Will this cause financial turmoil in the UK?"

Behind Lloyds Bank and England Gold Bank, it can be said that they are the masters of this country, and it is normal to worry about this;

But Keira didn't care so much, and said: "This is not the war I started. Even if the government wants to interfere, it will not be my turn!"

Yuri and others understood, this person is forcing the British government and royal family to give Rothschild a blow!
In the contest between the Wu family and the Rothschild family in the UK, the Wu family took the lead in achieving results, holding 51% of the shares of Standard Chartered Bank;
At the same time, the management of Standard Chartered Bank promised to accept the leadership of the British Wu family;

It can be said that the Wu family has won!
On the board of directors of Standard Chartered Bank, Kayla officially became the chairman of the board of directors of Standard Chartered Bank;

At the same time, his son Wu Xianyu and an external banker also served as directors of Standard Chartered Bank.

Surprisingly, Barclays has also elected two directors, since their shareholding has reached 16%.

After the meeting, Barclays director Max found Keira and said: "Ms. Keira, since you have dominated Standard Chartered Bank, should you end this farce!"

At this time, the Kaila family has not issued a new acquisition announcement, and Barclays Bank does not know yet, and they are about to be unlucky!
Keira said bluntly: "This is not a farce, but a normal business practice; we will continue to acquire Barclays shares, and maybe after a while, you will call me 'Madam Chairman'"

Max is the agent of the Rothschild family, and he was shocked when he heard Keira's words;
This is not to make claims, but really wants to swallow Barclays Bank!
"Ms. Keira, you are playing with fire! The market value of Barclays Bank has reached 55 billion pounds. If you want to acquire it, you need to pay at least 80 billion pounds. You can't afford it!"

If Wu Guangyao were here, he would definitely agree to this deal without hesitation, and demand that the purchase contract be signed immediately;
80 billion pounds is 200 billion US dollars, although Barclays is not worth so much now;

But where is the influence, and the Wu family can use Barclays Bank as a banker-gold and oil futures, and they will be able to make up for the money soon.

Keira said bluntly: "Then we will wait and see!"

(End of this chapter)