Rebirth: My 80s

Chapter 642: The bright card: The "battle" heats up

"There are obviously people behind the recent public opinion against Taikoo. I didn't expect the four of you to join forces. No wonder it's so fierce."

Shen Bi glanced at the four people, all the smiles on his face faded, and said with a stern expression: "I don't agree with the hostile takeover of Taikoo!"

Bao Yugang is a director of HSBC and has the best relationship with him. When he saw his glare, he deliberately eased the atmosphere, raised his hand and said, "Everything happens for a reason."

Li Chaoren also had many contacts with him. He had suffered both suppression and help from him. He smiled slightly and said, "The word malicious is a bit inappropriate."

Although Dong Haoyun knew him, their relationship was very casual, and they had no major business dealings, so they didn't speak.

Shen Bi looked at Charter King and Li Chaoren and said in a deep voice: "I helped you get Wharf and Hutchison Whampoa. That's because their operations are deteriorating. Hutchison Whampoa and Yihe have no intention of developing in the port city. It’s a pity to have great resources lying idle. But if you think that I will help them acquire any British-owned enterprises, you are totally wrong!”

After all, he is from the Eagle Country.

He also works for a British bank, and people often call HSBC the "fifth largest foreign bank". HSBC also has the title of "the backer of British-owned enterprises".

Unlike Jardine Matheson and Hutchison Whampoa, Swire has always been optimistic about the development of Hong Kong City. The group's business focus has always been on Hong Kong City and its operations have been good. He had no reason, either emotionally or logically, to help Chinese capital acquire such a high-quality British company.

Shen Bi's reaction was not surprising to the four of them, otherwise they would not have come together. Li Jiankun, as the representative speaker and the initiator of this acquisition, took over the conversation and said:

"First of all, in response to what Shen Daban said at the beginning, the term 'malice' is really out of the question. We use very normal business methods. Even if it is to guide public opinion, what we say is all facts, and there is no fabrication or smearing out of thin air. When it comes to malice, they are the first."

Li Jiankun paused, looked at Shen Bi with sharp eyes, and said in a deep voice:

"Is this malicious enough to kidnap investors and force them to sign a delivery agreement at gunpoint? With them playing like this, how can there be any order in the capital market? Do you think I can't kidnap their people behind their backs and express ill will? Did I do it? So don’t say we have any bad intentions, we are already very orderly.”

Shen Bi's lips curled up, speechless.

Of course he knew about this scandalous thing. Otherwise, just because Li Jiankun was short selling high-quality British-owned companies, he would not have a good face when they met him. It was precisely because from a moral perspective, the tone in his heart was somewhat untenable. .

"Secondly, even if HSBC cannot get the 1000 million shares, our plan will not be terminated, but HSBC will lose the strategic cooperation intention of Quinlan Investment and Oriental Offshore."

Dong Haoyun and Xi smiled: "I come here with sincerity."

Shen Bi looked at him with a gloomy expression. Dongfang Waihai was undoubtedly a super big customer. No one in the banking industry wanted to miss such a customer. Quinlan's investment is not small, and it has a listed company. At the same time, Swire Bank's recent settlement has paid them billions in cash flow.

Compared with the strategic cooperation intentions of the two parties, Swire & Co.'s 1000 million shares are really nothing.

"You can't take Taikoo." Shen Bi's eyes fell on Li Jiankun. He could see that Bao Yugang and Li Jiacheng were just here to support the show today, and Dong Haoyun seemed to follow each other's lead for some unknown reason.

This young man is really not a simple character.

Swire provoked him, I don’t know if I regret it now.

"We're almost there."

Shen Bi was shocked, his eyes rolled around, as if he had figured out something terrible, and he said in shock: "You used the stock price drop caused by public opinion to hedge the market, and secretly acquired Taikoo's shares?"

Amid the unfavorable commotion, Swire & Co.'s stock price nearly doubled. Without market hedging, God knows how many times it would have skyrocketed.

This method... Shen Bi swallowed quietly, it was almost impossible to guard against, and at the same time, he minimized the price he had to pay.

Since he decided to show his cards, there was no need to hide anything, Li Jiankun nodded slightly.

"How many shares do you have now?"

"Before we come here, it will be infinitely close to 30%." This is the main reason why Li Jiankun wants to show off, and he cannot be tolerated. According to securities rules, secretly absorbing 30% of a company's shares must be disclosed.

Shen Bi: "!!!"

The Schweizer family only accounts for more than 40% of the shares of Taikoo Matheson, less than %.

The other party is already the second largest shareholder of Taikoo & Co., Ltd.

What's even more terrible is that Swire Pacific has no cash flow. Not long ago, they found him and "borrowed" one billion Hong Kong dollars in working capital from HSBC.

However, Shen Bi still does not want to see Taikoo change ownership and become a Chinese-owned enterprise. He gritted his teeth and said, "What if I help Taikoo."

Bao Yugang sighed and said, "I signed the agreement in advance."

Li Jiacheng responded: "Same."

The implication is that the Bao family and the Li family must fulfill their agreement. It's not that I want to go against HSBC or you Shen Bi, it's just because I've entered the game in advance.

Li Jiankun looked at Shen Bi who was gritting his teeth and said calmly: "With all due respect, it's useless."

Shen Bi: "..."

It’s been years since I’ve seen anyone dare not take HSBC seriously.

"The four of us have raised more than 10 billion in cash, and have also signed agreements with several banks. Yes, you don't have to stare at me. Since we have decided to take action, we are well prepared. HSBC's hasty entry will not play a decisive role. You will only miss the sincerity we sent you.”

This is quite euphemistic.

A less euphemistic way of saying it is: Now that we have dealt with you, if you, HSBC, want to step in to help Swire again, aren't you going to go against the four of us? The problem is that if you try hard and fail to win, you will also offend the four of us.

<divclass="contentadv">Weigh the pros and cons yourself.

Li Jiankun's skills can be described as stewing carrots and sticks in one pot.

All the strength in Shen Bi's body seemed to be drained out of him, and his fat body slumped on the sofa. As the leader of the "fifth largest foreign trade company" in Hong Kong City, he had not been this weak for a long, long time.

He now understands that although the other party wants the 1000 million shares held by HSBC, it is not the main purpose. This amount of shares is actually not that much. The other party's real purpose is to make this happen——

When HSBC, the "backer of British-owned enterprises", transfers its shares to the acquirer, it will send a strong signal: even HSBC is not optimistic about Swire.

It will lead to a series of consequences. For example, it will be more difficult for Swire to raise funds to save itself.

"Sir Bao." Shen Bi looked sideways at Bao Yugang, staring into his eyes without blinking, and said, "I can't fully believe what he said. Tell me, how much money have you prepared for this acquisition?"

Bao Yugang listened to this slightly alienating address and replied seriously: "He didn't lie."

Shen Bi smiled silently, a little depressed.

Twenty minutes later, Li Jiankun and the four of them left the office together. Shen Bi walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking Central with its many buildings, as well as the nearby Victoria Harbor and the Kowloon Peninsula opposite. Then he raised his head and looked at the sun, which was so blazing that it produced a white halo, and murmured:

"This world is going to change."

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In the afternoon of that day, a heavy bomb hit the Hong Kong securities industry, causing a huge tsunami. A mushroom cloud seemed to rise over the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which had just closed, to cover the sky and the sun——

Quinlan Investment announced: As of the close of trading in the morning, its company held 30% of the shares of Swire & Company. It also repurchased 1000 million shares of Swire & Company from HSBC in the morning, and its shareholding in Swire & Company reached 35.2%.

At the same time, Quinlan Investment will make a tender offer to acquire 3000 million shares of Swire & Co. Ltd. at a high price of HK$ per share, while the quota is full.

The entire Hong Kong securities industry was shocked.

The ferocious beast "Quinlan" showed its fangs again, and this time the target turned out to be Taikoo, the best-developed among the four major foreign companies.

Everything happened quietly, and there was no movement in the securities market before. The horror of "Quinlan" makes bosses of listed companies extremely frightened.

The only company that had just noticed something was wrong, Taikoo Matheson, was also directly blinded by this sudden news.

As the center of Swire Bank, Swire Bank was in chaos.

Where can I take care of meals and lunch breaks? The staff did not dare to leave their posts. They all felt a chill invading from the soles of their feet, reaching straight to the sky. Senior executives of the Schweizer family came from all over the port city and gathered in the executive conference room on the third floor.

Taking advantage of the opening of the stock market in the afternoon, they must come up with a set of appropriate countermeasures. Otherwise, if "Quinlan" is to absorb another 3000 million shares, Swire & Co. will really change hands.

The conference room was filled with gloom.

When people are extremely angry, they will be expressionless, with only a pair of eyes that choose and devour others. Just like Noah Schweizer, who was at the front of the table at this time, not sitting down, but resting his hands on the mahogany conference table.

Hebrew Shwaya changed from his usual habit and did not sit on the upholstered chair that should belong to him and was relatively close to the front. Instead, he huddled in a corner of the huge conference table, hoping that everyone would pretend that he did not exist.

Frightened!

Liver and gallbladder split!

He never expected that "Quinlan" would really counterattack here. He originally thought that the pressure of public opinion that would last for more than a month would be the limit of the boy named Li.

"Raise money. Try your best to raise money for me immediately!" Noah glanced down, his hoarse voice like nails scraping on rusty iron.

There was no time to be angry with him now, and there was no time to investigate why "Quinlan" was able to absorb so many shares from under their noses, let alone to hold him accountable. The top priority is to carry out self-rescue and counter-takeover.

It is necessary to repurchase at least 2000 million shares earlier than "Quinlan".

This can ensure that the family's status as the major shareholder remains unchanged and the company will not change owners.

Everyone below looked embarrassed. "Quinlan" made a tender offer at a high price of HK$2000 per share, and they would have a chance only if they offered a higher price. And million shares cost HK$ per share, which requires HK$ billion!

Not to mention, "Quinlan" is likely to bid more.

Affected by public opinion in the past few months, Swire Bank's cash flow has long been emptied, and a lot of funds have been transferred to other financial institutions. Almost all the funds that can be mortgaged have been mortgaged. Now HSBC has resold its shares to "Quinlan" "Is there really any financial institution willing to lend them money?

And they had less than two hours left.

"Two billion! I am issuing a task now. I don't care what method you use. You must raise two billion in cash within two hours! Anyone who fails to do it will bear the consequences!"

Noah pointed to the corner of the oval conference table and said in a voice that seemed to come from Jiuyou: "You, 500 million."

What's going on at the Hebrew Schwaiya petrochemical site? Raising 500 million in cash?

wanna die……