Chapter 402 Google’s requirements

In this financing of Alibaba Company in this time and space, it is equivalent to obtaining US$255 million in funds, which comes from the investment of Yahoo.

In Barron's previous life, although Yahoo provided a total of US$1 billion in cash in this financing, the actual funds obtained by Alibaba were only US$250 million, and the remaining funds were used to purchase SoftBank at the time. The Taobao shares held and the shares of early investors were purchased.

Therefore, in comparison, after Barron's intervention, Alibaba will be able to obtain an additional US$5 million in funds before the next economic crisis, which is not bad.

It's just that Yahoo's shareholding in Alibaba has changed from 40% in Barron's previous life to nearly 10% now... I don't know if they will lose the huge gains from their investment in Alibaba - at least their current investment profits. will be greatly reduced - then in the future, will Yahoo decline earlier?

But Barron doesn't care about this anymore. After all, in a sense, the investment company he owns has obtained nearly 40% of Alibaba's shares, which is equivalent to replacing Yahoo's position...

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"Both CNOOC and Chevron have made bids for Unocal. Your Highness, frankly speaking, if you don't act, you will lose this opportunity."

Barron waited for a second inquiry from Lloyd, CEO of Goldman Sachs Group.

He suppressed the smile on his face, held the phone, and said to the other party:

"You know, Mr. Blankfein, I have thought carefully about the acquisition of Unocal. However, our current target is England. State Grid's natural gas business..."

"If we want to acquire Unocal, it will not be a simple matter. We are not afraid of business competition, but in other aspects, we will definitely face some difficulties. You know we are not the United States, and Chevron will have many Off-the-chart move.”

Barron heard Lloyd's voice on the phone:

"You don't need to worry about this. The United States is an open commercial country, and we will give you enough help in this regard..."

Well, there is no need to advertise yourself, it will be slapped in the face very quickly, but their promise...

"In this way, I will go to the United States soon to deal with some matters. Then I can take the time to talk about this matter."

"Then I'm waiting for your visit, Your Highness the Duke. I just hope you can move faster."

On the one hand, Barron's still attaches great importance to the acquisition of Unocal.

So almost the next day he sailed for North America aboard the Devonshire.

It's just that this time, although his accompanying team is larger than before, including his mergers and acquisitions and business negotiation teams, he does not bring the senior management of United Energy Group with him. After all, he cannot let the other party see his initiative.

After landing in New York, Barron first met Ivanta in his penthouse.

The two first went through a long period of accumulated knowledge and study...

They left traces of their studies everywhere in the bedroom - especially the floor-to-ceiling windows on the top floor, where you can enjoy the night view of Manhattan. On the glass of the window, they left countless girls' palm prints.

"Google has contacted me..."

It wasn't until Ivanta leaned weakly in Barron's arms that she spoke.

"Are they going to invest in Android companies too?"

Currently, IC Capital, managed by Ivanta, invests in companies that could be favored by Google. In other words, the companies that were acquired by Google in Barron's previous life are DoubleClick, YouTube and Android. Already...

Well, if you think about it, IC Capital has invested in a total of four companies, three of which will be acquired by Google in the "future". It seems that he is really just looking at Google as a sheep.

But there is nothing that can be done about it. Why is Google so famous? Most of the potential startups that Barron can remember are only remembered because they were acquired by Google.

Among these three, YouTube is still just a start-up company, and DoubleClick will not enter Google's vision until next year. Therefore, according to the original time and space, the most likely one is Android.

Sure enough, Ivanta said:

"Yes, it's Android, but they want to acquire it."

"oh?"

Although I know that in the previous life, Google directly bought the Android company, but that was when there were no other competitors.

Now that he knows that Google still hopes to buy the company outright, Barron is still a little surprised.

"Yes, Google wants to pay $60 million to buy all the shares of Android."

"Didn't you tell them that our investment in Android is just a financial investment and will not involve the company's future development and operations?"

Hearing Barron's words, Ivanta curled her lips and said:

"I have said it, but Google is very resistant to our share ratio anti-dilution clause. They claim that they will either buy all the shares of Android or give up the acquisition."

Barron understands that perhaps Google believes that IC Capital invested US$20 million to acquire 45% of the shares of Android Company, and now they offer US$60 million to acquire all the shares of Android Company. It will only take less than two months for IC Capital to acquire 45% of the shares of Android Company. This investment of capital can yield a return of nearly 50%, which should be enough.

But regardless of the reason why Google decided to acquire Android, Barron understands that the company has great prospects for the future.

That will be an existence that can compete with Apple's OS system in the era of smartphones.

The operating system in the computer era created Microsoft's giant status.

At that time, Barron could only miss it.

But in the future era of mobile smart devices, if there is an opportunity to obtain Android, one of the two major systems, Barron will naturally not give up easily.

At the beginning, he just planned to ride on Google's coattails, so even if there was an opportunity to acquire Android, he still only let IC Capital invest and get 45% of the shares.

To put it bluntly, the remaining controlling stake in the Android company is reserved for Google.

But now since Google does not tolerate the presence of IC Capital in Android companies...

"If this is the case, then let's continue investing in Android companies. There is no need to cooperate with Google."

After hearing what Ivanta blurted out, Barron looked at her with a somewhat strange look:

"Are you so confident in Android?"

"I have also discussed with their team, and I have been reading relevant information recently. I feel that the mobile operating system has great potential. There are so many talents in Silicon Valley. What is so great about Google? Without them, as long as we increase investment, wouldn't we be successful? "

It seems that the repeated successes of IC Capital have also made Ivanta completely different from the original at this time, and the whole person has become more confident.

And the difference with Barron is that Barron himself carries the memory of his past life, so in his eyes, Google is a very powerful Internet giant.

Ivanta does not have such a cognition, and she has no impression of the "giant Google" in the future.

In her view, although Google is now a rising star in the Internet industry, it is not scary.

Thinking of this, Barron was relieved. Many people praised Google as a very innovative giant, but in fact, most of their "innovations" came from the companies they acquired.

Therefore, it can be said that Google is very visionary.

But the vision... within twenty years, who can compare with Barron, the "man of the future"?

After thinking about this clearly, Barron made up his mind. At worst, he would develop his own Android company. Even in the worst case scenario, it would just be a lost opportunity...

Anyway, what he lacks most is opportunities.