章節 1340: Chapter 1340: Still in the driving seat
The Sydney Consortium is one of Australia's three economic overlords. Although it is far inferior in strength to others, it occupies the home advantage.
Therefore, to defeat the Sydney Consortium within Australia, a long-term layout is required, and a considerable amount of capital is needed.
Fortunately, Australia is a member of the British Commonwealth, and many companies under the Bright Fund have branches in Australia, such as HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, Bright Fund, Royal Bank of Scotland, and the Mirror Group.
With the presence of these financial companies, it is convenient to enter Australia with low-key funds.
In response to the attack on the Sydney Consortium, Xia Yu handed it over to the think tank below to come up with a plan, as a kind of exercise.
As for the Hong Kong side, Wheelock Shipping Company will be acquired by the Xiangjiang side, and Xia Yu is prepared to casually play with the Sydney consortium.
Just for fun.
Xia Yu immediately adjusted the plan and proceeded on both the overt and covert fronts.
On the overt front, Differ Securities Company, a joint venture between Jiuding Securities Company and HSBC Securities, stepped forward to participate in the competition for the equity of Wheelock Shipping Company.
In secret, they would acquire the shares of the other five listed companies in the Wheelock Group, namely Union Dockyards, Property Trust, Lane Crawford Retail Officer, Federal Realty and Xiangjiang Cross-Harbour Tunnel.
The target of the acquisition was not too much, and all they needed to do was secretly accumulate their holdings to 33.4%.
The goal was not to seize control of the company, but in other areas, so the requirements were not high and the actions were less difficult.
Currently, the largest shareholder of Xiangjiang Company is Xia Yu's Jiuding Group. They split up their actions, each company acquiring less than 5% of the corresponding shares, and they will be fine as long as they don't reach the threshold for raising the alarm.
Soon, each company took action.
Differ Securities Company massively bought stocks in the stock market, while contacting the major shareholder Zhang Yuliang's family.
Tuoling Company hired Xiangjiang Rothschild & Sons as acquisition consultants. Their actions were also facilitated by the Rothschild family, who had long been keeping an eye on the stock market, shareholders, and Xia Yu's side.
Differ Securities' actions were the first to be reported.
Justin Kyle, President of the Asian branch of Trailblazer and Vice President of the parent company, immediately gathered with Charles Rothschild, Chairman of the Board of Rothschild & Co. to discuss a response.
'Mr. Charles, it looks like we're in big trouble with the takeover. How should we adjust our plan?'
Justin Kyle said, sitting on the sofa with a frown and a little restless.
The acquisition of Wheelock Shipping Company is the most important part of the parent company's international expansion, and it is also the most important task he has ever been in charge of in his career. He does not want to fail.
Toppling Company has been interested in Wheelock Shipping Company for the past year, but it has never found the right opportunity. This time, the Rothschild family is willing to help, which is definitely the most likely to succeed. Otherwise, the consortium would not have made up its mind to do it.
If he fails even under these circumstances, it will be fatal to his ability and reputation.
Charles Rothschild said to Justin Kyle, 'Justin, don't worry, let me explain the situation to you.'
Justin Kyle took a deep breath and said sternly, "Please go ahead.'
Charles Rothschild said slowly, "You should be aware of the background of Differ Securities. It has two shareholders behind it, HSBC Securities and Jiuding Securities. The ultimate owners of these two companies are the British Bright Fund and the Hong Kong-based Jiuding Consortium.'
Upon hearing this, Justin Kyle's face instantly darkened, and he felt like there was suddenly a huge mountain on his back.
He might not know about Differ Securities, but he was no stranger to the two giants, Bright Fund and Jiuding Consortium.
Now that a company formed by these two giants had emerged, it would be difficult for Top Leader to withstand.
The move to acquire Wheelock Shipping had suddenly been overshadowed.
Seemingly sensing Justin Kyle's nervousness, Charles Lochhead said with a smile, 'Mr Justin, don't worry. Although Differ Securities has emerged, we still have the initiative.'
'We have already taken over the Madden family's equity and also obtained the Madden family's position in Wheelock Shipping.'
'With an advantage of 21.1% equity, it is not so easy for Differ Securities to catch up.'
Justin Kyle was slightly relieved and asked anxiously, 'Mr. Rothschild, then we just need to follow the previous plan and acquire the shares of the largest shareholder, the Zhang family?'
Charles Rothschild nodded and organised his thoughts: 'That's right. Once we take over the Zhang family's shares, Top Leader will own 55.7% of the shares.'
'The third and fourth largest shareholders are United Dockyards and Property Trust, with 7.2% and 6.4% of the shares respectively.'
'These two companies are both controlled by Wheelock Shipping, which holds 27.8% of United Dockyards and 38.2% of Property Trust.'
'As long as control of United Dockyards and Property Trust is not taken away, then Trailblazer will control 69.3% of Wheelock Shipping's shares, and no one can take it away!'
'You see, it's just as I said earlier, so don't be nervous.'
'This is also the reason why I insisted on helping you take over the Marden family's stake in the first place. Although they are the second largest shareholder, they are responsible for the company's operations, and their prestige is not comparable to that of the Zhang Yuliang family.'
'At present, we have a lot of initiative!'
Justin Kyle accepted Charles Locher's explanation. He frowned for a moment and said, 'In other words, we just need to maintain our advantage and act from three different directions.'
'We must seize the Zhang Yuliang family's equity, then increase our holdings in United Dockyards and Property Trust, and maintain control of these two companies.'
'Even abandon the stock market?'
Charles Locher smiled and nodded: 'That's right!'
'As long as we can seize the shares held by the Zhang Yuliang family, Differ Securities will naturally withdraw.'
'If we fail and fail to seize them, then by controlling United Dockyards and Property Trust, the shareholding controlled by Top Leader will reach 34.7%, and at least the right to veto will be preserved.'
'According to the Articles of Association of Wheelock Shipping Company, a vote of more than two-thirds of the shareholders is required. Now that John Madden has not stepped down from the position of chairman, he can be asked to hold off on his actions. He is on our side, and the proxy voting rights entrusted to him by Top Leader Company give him more prestige than the Zhang Yuliang family.'
'As long as we are stuck here, Differ Securities will not be able to achieve its goal, and in the end they will still have to sit down and negotiate.'
'However, my suggestion is that there is no need to go to this extent, just take the shares held by the Zhang Yuliang family directly, and avoid the hidden dangers!'
'But judging from the current situation, the cost of the acquisition will need to be higher.'
'The most critical thing now is how determined your company is!'
'You can consult with the higher-ups and see what they decide.'
'I can give you a definite answer on my side. No matter how much funding is needed, Barclays Bank will help, and we will also convince NatWest to continue to provide financial support.'
Barclays Bank is a bank controlled by the Rothschild family, and National Westminster Bank is not controlled by the Rothschild family, but the Rothschild family has a large shareholding and considerable influence, and can also influence management to make decisions.
Having received this positive response, Justin Kyle's heart settled.
Next, it was up to the parent company and the consortium to decide, and it was not his responsibility.
'Mr Charles, I understand.'
'I will consult with my superiors immediately, and now I will have to trouble you to intervene first,'
Justin Kyle solemnly requested.
Charles Lochiel responded with a smile, 'No problem. You give me an answer as soon as possible. The longer it takes, the higher the cost of the subsequent acquisition.'
'Okay.'
'Mr. Charles, I'll go first, sorry for the inconvenience.'
'You're welcome!'
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