Chapter 1483: Chapter 1483: Overbearing!
The Eli Group in London is a company that has been established for 56 years and is considered a fairly powerful comprehensive company in the UK.
This company is controlled by the British Eli family.
The patriarch of the family, O'Casey Eli, is also a well-known figure in British high society.
However, at this time,
In the office of the chairman of the Eli Group, O'Casey Eli looked at the person sitting across from him with a grave expression on his face, feeling a heavy pressure in his heart.
There was no way around it.
Who was he sitting across from, but an executive from the Bright Foundation!
This person was none other than Curtis Dubois, who had left George Berkeley's office an hour ago.
'Mr. Eli, I presume you know the reason for my visit, so I won't waste any more time.'
'We want to buy the shares of the Schroder Group that you hold!'
Curtis Dubois said calmly with a faint smile to O'Casey Ely.
Under the gaze of Curtis Dubois, O'Casey Ely deliberated for a moment before cautiously saying, 'Mr. Dubois, regarding the sale of the Schroder Group's shares, I also need to consult within our family. After all, this is not a small asset.'
He answered without even asking the price, which was obviously meant to be a prevarication. He simply did not want to offend the Bright Fund.
But since Curtis Dubois had come today, he was not prepared to go home empty-handed!
He saw his palms with his fingers crossed, and calmly and composedly said to O'Casey Eli, 'Mr. Eli, I don't know if you've heard of a proverb.'
'What proverb?' O'Casey Eli's bad feeling grew stronger and stronger, but he had to grit his teeth and be the butt of the joke.
Curtis Dubois smiled and said, 'It's a proverb from the Orient, China, or as I heard it from our president.'
'A person does not commit a crime in and of itself, but his possession of a gem is his crime.'
The light words and his smile were supposed to give a warm feeling.
But O'Casey Ely shuddered, his expression a little stiff.
He awkwardly laughed a few times, 'Mr. Dubois, this proverb is the first I've heard of, it is indeed a bit novel, heh...'
Curtis Dubois smiled, 'It's okay if it's the first time you've heard it, I also felt it was novel when I first heard it. It is said that this proverb appeared in China more than two thousand years ago.'
'The fact that it has survived for more than two thousand years proves that it is a truth. I have thought about it for a long time and found that it is appropriate in any situation.'
'And it is even more appropriate in the field of mergers and acquisitions, which I am familiar with, and I have already regarded it as the truth of my life!'
As Curtis Dubois continued to speak, O'Casey Eli's mood grew heavier and more suffocating.
There was no doubt in Curtis Dubois's eyes that he was the one, and the shares he held in the Schroder Group were the gem.
It seemed that there was almost no way he could be an ostrich today.
'Mr. Ely, which do you think is stronger, our Bright Fund or the Schroder Group?' Seeing his expression, Curtis Dubois' mouth curled up slightly as he continued to ask.
O'Casey Ely answered dryly, 'Of course it's the Bright Fund. After all, your company raised more than ten billion pounds just a while ago.'
Curtis Dubois' smile became more and more obvious as he continued to ask, 'So how does our Bright Fund compare to Rothschild Investment Bank?'
This time, O'Casey Ely did not reply for a long time.
Curtis Dubois didn't care, as he had achieved the desired psychological effect.
Curtis Dubois's face became stern, and he looked at O'Casey Ely with burning eyes and said, 'Mr. Ely, to put it bluntly, with the strength of our Bright Fund, we will not fear any opponent. You can see that from the fact that we are now at war with the Rothschild consortium!'
'The Rothschilds are now preoccupied with their own affairs, let alone the much weaker Schroder family?'
'I don't know where Eric Schroder gets the courage to think that uniting with the Spanish Francisco family will be able to fight us.'
'None of this is important.'
'What is important is whether you are willing to accept our olive branch?'
O'Casey Ely was shocked. He realised that Bright Fund had such detailed information so quickly.
Eric Schroeder had just contacted him and promised him a lot of benefits.
But now it seemed that Eric Schroeder's plan was about to fail.
If the enemy knew all the details of the secret plan, it was useless!
Moreover, when Curtis Dubois had already made things public, he had no choice.
Either he accepted the olive branch thrown by the Bright Foundation, or he would be attacked by the Bright Foundation!
As for whether his family and company could withstand the impact of the Light Fund, O'Casey Eli said he didn't dare to dream!
Therefore,
O'Casey Eli decisively conceded, put on a smile and flattered, 'Mr. De Beauvoir, I don't think there is anyone in Europe who doesn't want to be friends with the Light Fund.'
Although at first O'Casey Eli wanted to play tricks, his decisive attitude of bowing his head at this time made Curtis De Beauvoir very satisfied.
He smiled and said, 'In that case, Mr. Ely, let's talk about the stock transaction.'
'Before I came, I already looked at the share price of the Schroder Group, which is £1.51 per share. We will buy the 17.82 million shares you hold at this price.'
O'Casey Ely cursed the robbers inside, and with a stiff face, he said, 'Mr. Dibois, I don't think this is the way you should treat a friend.'
'You should know that although the market value of Schroder Group has reached a low, its intrinsic value is seriously undervalued.'
'The market value of Schroder Group has shrunk significantly, and we have already suffered huge losses. If you buy at the original price, I really can't explain to my family.'
'I think a 100% premium is reasonable.'
'And even with a 100% premium, we're still losing money on this investment!'
Curtis Dubois immediately shook his head and said, 'Any investment is risky. Schroder Group has suffered huge losses this time by shorting Hong Kong, and it is normal for its market value to plummet. I don't know how much time and money it will take to repair its reputation.'
'What's more, Mr Eli, don't think that just because we are competing with the Francisco family and the Schroder family for control of Schroder Group, the value of your holdings will soar.'
'If you think that, you are wrong.'
'We have already acquired a large stake and can enter Schroder Group strongly at any time.'
'And I can tell you that our CEO's attitude is very clear: if we can't get Schroder Group, then we'd rather destroy it completely than let the enemy get it.'
'Even if we suffer losses, we don't care, we'll make them up from someone else!'
'We have the strength!'
As soon as these words were spoken, O'Casey Ely only felt a suffocating murderous aura coming at him.
Looking at Curtis Dubois's serious expression, O'Casey Ely didn't dare doubt that the Bright Foundation would really do it.
The giant Bright Foundation really had the strength to do it!
At the very least, if the Bright Foundation wanted to get rid of his Ely Group, it would be absolutely no problem.
...
O'Casey Ely, who was in an absolute disadvantage, could not withstand Curtis Dubois's offensive.
Although he was suffocating, under the deterrence of Iron Fist, he conceded.
However, Curtis Dubois did not go too far, and finally negotiated to acquire the shares held by O'Casey Ely at a base price of £1.51 per share, a 15% premium.
17.82 million shares of the Schroder Group were priced at £30.94 million.
Soon, the two men signed the transaction agreement.
After the last chapter was stamped,
Curtis Dubois' face broke into a smile, and he extended his hand to O'Casey Ely.
'Mr. O'Casey, I look forward to a pleasant business relationship!'
'A pleasant business relationship!' O'Casey felt a mixture of emotions and reluctantly gave a forced smile and shook hands.
'Mr. O'Casey, you will be able to sleep well from tonight onwards.'
'Of course, the capital markets in the UK and Europe are still in chaos. If you don't know how to maximise the use of these 30 million pounds, you might as well consider handing it over to us to invest for you,'
Curtis Dubois looked at O'Casey Ely and sincerely suggested:
O'Casey Ely's gaze tightened, and after a few seconds of silence, he said, 'I will think about it.'
He didn't notice that the smile on his face was not as ugly as it could have been when he said this.
Curtis Dubois noticed this, however.
He snickered to himself, then said, 'Mr. Eli, please feel free to drop by our company sometime. I have some business to attend to, so I'll be going now.'
With that, Curtis Dubois turned and left, with a rather spirited air about him.
It was only natural.
Although George Berkeley had told him to acquire the shares of the Schroder Group at any cost, he had now acquired one at a low price, which proved his ability.
Although O'Casey Eli is a weaker and easier target than some of the other shareholders...
Next, he will immediately attack other targets.
With the promise of the CEO George Berkeley, he will have no qualms about it, and the other shareholders will have to sell their shares!
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