Reborn Russia as an oligarch

Chapter 264 The pattern is bigger

Milner is absolutely envious of Wang Ye and the polar bear investment company he controls!

Because this investment company controls too much money.

The acquisition of the Siberian Petroleum Company alone cost 50 billion dollars!

It is said that there are billions of dollars in cash lying on the company's books...

In this day and age, with so much money, there is so much that can be done.

If the money is for yourself...

Milner didn't even dare to think about it!
He is firmly optimistic about the Internet industry, which is why he invested all his net worth and became a shareholder of MAIL.RU two years ago without hesitation.

In fact, he was so close to being a big hit that the company's market capitalization soared to hundreds of millions of dollars when it first went public last year.

Milner owns about [-]% of the shares of MAIL.RU, and his net worth was tens of millions of dollars at the time.

It's a pity that the environment has suddenly become harsh, and the company's market value has plummeted to several million dollars. However, he believes that the current market value is too low to truly represent the company's value.

However, Milner is still insisting. He is keenly aware that the current period is an excellent time for the rapid development of Internet giants!

Due to the harsh environment, many Internet companies have closed down. These external factors will reduce competition and reduce operating costs.

It is completely possible to take the opportunity to "stake the land" and quickly occupy more market share!

But the problem is, you have to have enough money in your hands to do this.

Although the current situation of MAIL.RU is a bit better than that of Yandex, and it is not possible to survive through layoffs and business cuts, it does not have any extra funds to use for expansion.

So Milner is very eager to have large funds to enter the company, but at the same time, he is unwilling to "sell himself for glory", and wants to continue to maintain control over the company!
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Wang Ye suddenly asked, "Is Mr. Milner interested in working in investment banking?"

Milner was taken aback for a moment, but didn't react, and asked, "Investment banks? Where are investment banks?"

"Polar Bear Investment Company, are you interested in coming to work? Our company has $20 billion in cash on the books, and we plan to invest all of it in the Internet industry in the next one or two years! Mr. Milner, you are very familiar with investment and the Internet. This job should It suits you very well." Wang Ye said with a smile.

This is the "sweet date" he plans to give to Milner!

In addition, Wang Ye did not agree to allow Milner to work for Polar Bear Investment Company in order to successfully acquire MAIL.RU.

He really liked this person's ability, and wanted him to come to the investment company as his deputy, or even directly preside over the work of the investment company!
Before coming here, after reading Milner's information, Wang Ye remembered who this person was...

In his "previous life", Milner was considered number one in the global investment banking circle!

His two most famous investments, one was to invest in Facebook, with 100 million US dollars in shares, and it took less than five years to skyrocket to more than [-] billion US dollars!

The other time was to buy a stake in JD.com, and directly invested [-] million U.S. dollars in it, which stunned Dong Ge. He felt that the valuation given by Milner was ridiculously high. Dong Ge himself could not believe that JD.com could be so valuable!

This investment, in just a few years, helped Milner earn more than ten times the profit!

This guy is very famous in the investment circle, because his investment style is different from others, with accurate vision and ruthless strikes...

As long as it is a project he likes, he will directly spend money on the target company and have to accept it!
For example, for a company, in a certain round of financing, the valuation given by other investment companies is generally around US$[-] billion, but Milner will directly double or even triple the valuation!
Perhaps at the beginning, everyone thought he was being taken advantage of, but after a few years, you have to admire his vicious vision!

For such an investment expert, it is really a bit overkill for him to be confined to MAIL.RU company.

So Wang Ye wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of acquiring MAIL.RU to acquire this talent and come to invest in the company to assist him in his work.

After all, although Wang Ye is definitely stronger than Milner in terms of "vision", because he clearly knows which Internet companies will stand out in the next 20 years, and he can even know the market value of which Internet giants 20 years later how many……

In this regard, let alone Milner, no one in the world can compare with Wang Ye!

But investment work is also very professional and cumbersome. It is impossible for Wang Ye to devote all his time and energy here. He needs a super capable deputy to help him do a lot of work.

Milner is the best choice!
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Sure enough, Milner is very excited now.

He felt his scalp tingling and his heart beating faster, and asked incredulously, "I... want me to work for Polar Bear Investment Company?"

Although I don't know what position Wang Ye intends to give me, but since I am invited, it is obvious that the position will not be low.

You know, Polar Bear Investment Company and MAIL.RU are not companies of the same magnitude at all!
The polar bears have literally billions of dollars on the books, and the market value of MAIL.RU was only a few hundred million dollars when it was the highest, and now it is only worth a few million dollars...

"Yes, you can come over to serve as the executive vice president and preside over the daily work of the company." Wang Ye replied with a smile.

Milner was so excited that he almost blurted out his promise.

Fortunately, he still had reason, which allowed him to control himself. After calming down, he smiled and said:

"Thank you Mr. Mikhail for your recognition, I will consider your invitation very seriously.

Is this good? Regarding the acquisition of our company, I will have another meeting with the company's board of directors to discuss it within two days, and then I will give you a final answer.

Of course, from the perspective of company development, I personally agree with Mr. Mikhail’s plan to privatize and delist MAIL.RU and merge with Yandex to become the real overlord of the Russian Internet! "

At this point, Milner's tone obviously softened.

He no longer mentioned such words as "resolutely disagree" and "can only use financing to expand shares". Instead, it turned out that he also agrees, but there is still a meeting to discuss...

In fact, being able to say this basically means that there is no problem with this acquisition, but Milner and the others still need a step down.

Wang Ye naturally understood what he meant, nodded with a smile and said:
"Don't limit your vision too much. The Internet industry needs to be global and look at the world!

If you stay in MAIL.RU, what if it can become the number one Internet company in Russia?

Polar Bear Investment Company, the company to invest in, will become a global Internet giant in the future!

It is possible for the market value to exceed [-] billion or even trillion dollars. When you look back at today’s persistence, you will feel ridiculous. "

(End of this chapter)