章節 1309: Chapter 1309: Take over two companies
Pierre knew that his political career was almost over, so while he was still in that position, he wanted to create greater value for the Liberal Party and help Joseph Chrétien.
He not only agreed to take the blame, but also was willing to use his power to make adjustments to some key positions in the government and parliament, and let Joseph Chrétien nominate the specific candidates.
This matter was bound to cause a lot of controversy and accusations, and Joseph Chrétien absolutely could not do it, so he took the blame.
After the secret meeting, Joseph Chrétien returned to call a meeting of his think tank.
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As time passed, the bulls gradually showed signs of weakness, and the exchange rate of the Canadian dollar against the US dollar fell to 0.8057 at one point.
Many weak long positions were liquidated, resulting in heavy losses.
The bears, on the other hand, continued to increase their offensive strength and took advantage of the situation to pursue their advantage.
It was under these circumstances that the battle for control of Bell Seven in the United States finally came to an end.
Northstar Capital had successively defeated many opponents, even including the California Consortium, and successfully acquired Pacific Bell in its entirety.
However, it also paid US$1.9 billion for it.
Compared to Pacific Bell's valuation of US$1.3 billion,
this price was not considered high.
The assets inherited by Pacific Bell ranked only fourth among the Bell Seven, but its transaction price ranked third.
But it doesn't matter if it costs a few hundred million dollars more, as long as the company is in the hands of the right people.
The California consortium also has its own telecommunications company, so Pacific Bell is not as important to it as it is to Northern Star Capital.
Of course, in this way, in the western United States, Pacific Bell's biggest rival will also be the telecommunications company owned by the California consortium.
In addition to taking over Pacific Bell.
After a fierce battle, Northstar Capital also strongly defeated the TPG Group and took over its subsidiary, Trans World Airlines.
The TPG Group put up a fierce fight at one point, but Northstar Capital went straight for the jugular, scaring them into cutting their losses and choosing to give up Trans World Airlines in order to save the parent company, TPG Group.
Trans World Airlines remains a public company, with Northstar Capital holding 76.8% of the shares.
Fortunately, North Star Capital was extremely aggressive in its attack, and TWA's stock price was already low due to operational problems, so the acquisition of this stake cost a total of 143 million US dollars.
It is worth mentioning that North Star Capital had some dazzling achievements in the first half of the year.
For example, it strategically acquired Electronic Data Systems (EDS), a large American software company founded in 1962 that broke revenue of 800 million US dollars in 1983.
Polaris Capital spent 1.375 billion US dollars to acquire a 53.7% stake in Electronic Data Systems.
Of course, most of the funds also came from banks and fund investors.
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'Knock, knock!'
'Come in!'
Xia Yu, who was working in his office, said without looking up after hearing the knock on the door.
When he felt the footsteps getting closer, he looked up and asked his subordinate, 'What is it?'
'Chairman, there is a lady named Cindy Mellon outside, accompanied by a pair of bodyguards. She says she is a friend of yours and wants to visit you,'
his subordinate reported respectfully.
Xia Yu was surprised. When had Cindy Mellon come to Hong Kong again, and what was she doing here?
She had even found her way directly to his company.
'Quickly invite her in,'
Xia Yu instructed his subordinate.
'Yes.'
The subordinate immediately replied, and was about to leave, but was stopped by Xia Yu.
'Wait!'
'I'll go myself.'
With that, Xia Yu got up, straightened his clothes, and walked straight towards the door, with the subordinate following behind, looking a little apprehensive.
Sure enough.
When Xia Yu approached the reception room, he suddenly saw Cindy sitting on the sofa, peering out the door from time to time.
Cindy also happened to see Xia Yu, and a touching smile instantly appeared on her face as she got up and walked towards him.
'Xia Yu, are you surprised to see me?'
Cindy asked, batting her eyes.
'Of course, this is the biggest surprise I've had in a while!'
'Cindy, you came to Hong Kong, why didn't you contact me in advance, I didn't even pick you up,'
Xia Yu said with a smile.
He walked closer and gave Cindy a gentle hug before they parted.
'If I had told you in advance, would you still have been surprised?'
Cindy asked playfully.
'Of course. If you had told me yesterday, I would not only have been surprised, I would have been looking forward to it the whole time, and I wouldn't have been able to concentrate on work,'
Xia Yu said seriously.
'Puff ~'
Cindy froze for a moment, then covered her mouth and laughed, her eyes forming a crescent moon, a light blush appearing on her fair face. The tiredness from the long flight was gone, and she felt warm all over.
'I'm so happy,' she said joyfully.
'Haha...'
Xia Yu laughed along.
'Do you want to go to my office?'
After laughing, Xia Yu asked Cindy.
'Of course, I've been to your home, but I haven't been to where you work yet. I'm a little curious, what does your office look like?'
Cindy nodded lightly, speaking with a lively and excited tone.
'Let's go, follow me.'
'Mmm!'
Soon, Xia Yu led Cindy to his office, while Cindy's two bodyguards took a break in the waiting room next door.
As soon as she entered, Cindy looked around, taking in the sights. Seeing Cindy's inquisitive expression, Xia Yu smiled knowingly and then made some tea.
Cindy would like to drink tea, something she learned from Xia Yu.
It so happened that some time ago, the Kyushu Industrial Group had purchased some top-grade tea and sent it to him, and Director Liu had also visited him once, bringing him some precious Mingqian Longjing tea, some of which was even produced from the 18 imperial tea trees.
If it were anyone else, Xia Yu would not have taken out the tea from the imperial tea tree, and only Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong would have been lucky enough to drink it.
But if Cindy asked, Xia Yu would definitely give it to her.
Xia Yu's office is very spacious, with top-quality calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls. Various Song and Yuan period porcelains have also been taken out and displayed for decoration. The tea-brewing table is made of yellow rosewood, and the tea set is a complete set of Song dynasty teacups and a purple clay teapot carefully crafted by Gu Jingzhou.
If Xia Yu's office's antiques were to be put on display in later generations, they would be worth at least one billion yuan. Every time guests came in, they would exclaim at Xia Yu's extravagance.
However, Xia Yu took it all in stride. He didn't lack any of these things. If a museum wanted to display them, he would still use them himself. He didn't lack money. These things could add a little joy to his life, which was even more valuable.
'Cindy, come over here and have some tea.'
After brewing the tea, Xia Yu saw Cindy admiring Xu Beihong's authentic Six Galloping Horses painting, so he called out to her with a light smile.
Six Galloping Horses is the largest painting of galloping horses by Xu Beihong. In his previous life, the Eight Galloping Horses painting, which had been the subject of heated online speculation, actually did not exist, and neither did Six Galloping Horses. However, this time, Xia Yu obtained it, and the painting also won his favour, otherwise it would not have been hung in the centre of his office.
'Okay,'
Cindy replied softly, and walked gracefully to the sofa and sat down.
'Cindy, is there something you want to talk about during your visit to Hong Kong?'
Xia Yu asked with a smile after Cindy had taken a sip of tea.
'Mm-hm.'
'Guess how long I'll be staying in Hong Kong?'
Cindy nodded lightly, and looked at Xia Yu with a smile on her face as she asked.
Since she was asking, it must be for a long time.
Xia Yu's smile grew even wider, and he cooperated by guessing, 'Do you want to stay in Xiangjiang for a month?'
Cindy smiled and shook her head with her mouth pursed.
Xia Yu guessed again, "Could it be three months?'
Cindy still shook her head with a smile.
Xia Yu raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "It's not going to be half a year, is it?'
'Hee hee, you haven't guessed it yet,'
Cindy couldn't help but laugh, a very happy laugh.
'Okay, I'll tell you, I want to stay in Xiangjiang for as long as I want,'
Cindy finished speaking, and looked at Xia Yu with twinkling eyes. In particular, when she saw the look of surprise that Xia Yu subconsciously revealed, the joy in her heart grew even stronger.
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