Chapter 634: Capital Increase for Woaw

Specifically, it is not Barron who solves Woaw's funding problem, but IC Capital managed by Ivanta...

After IC Capital sold DoubleClick and YouTube to Woaw, it once held more than 800 million Woaw shares, accounting for nearly 17% of Woaw's total share capital...

After that, as Woaw's stock price continued to rise, it rose from US$7 per share, then to US$7.5 per share, and finally even reached its highest level, exceeding US$8 per share...

Woaw's market value was once close to US$40 billion!

During this process, IC Capital began to reduce its holdings of Woaw shares on the grounds of additional investment in Android companies and related acquisitions - their holdings in Woaw were reduced from 812 million shares to about 600 million shares, reducing their holdings by more than 600 million shares. 200 million Woaw shares.

Correspondingly, because Woaw's stock price was in an upward trend, IC Capital received nearly US$1.5 billion in cash.

This time, Woaw Technology will issue 250 million additional shares to IC Capital at a price of $6 per share. Woaw will receive $1.5 billion in funding from IC Capital.

Yes, Woaw Technology’s stock price has fallen below $6. Compared with the highest point of Woaw’s stock price last year, it has fallen by more than 25%!

The firelight reflected on the wall from one side of Ivanta. Her silhouette with her long hair coiled up and down... rose and fell with a certain rhythm.

In the original time and space, it can be said that before being acquired by Musk, Twitter was controlled by the Donkey Party. For example, when Jianguo was campaigning against the United States, and when Jianguo was still in office, the relevant top executives of Twitter had already taken orders from the Donkey Party and directed their actions to the Donkey Party. Users push messages that are beneficial to Meixi Zong...

The politics behind America’s so-called “lighthouse” are also particularly dark.

Just last month, IC Capital invested an additional $10 million in Twitter, increasing its stake in Twitter from 25% to 35%, becoming Twitter's largest shareholder.

At this time, Ivanta was only wearing a silk suspender skirt, which showed off her curves, especially her slender legs, which were like works of art.

Speaking of which, the public security in Mountain View is very good. After all, it is located in the Silicon Valley area, where technology companies are concentrated and there are many emerging wealthy people. Naturally, they attach great importance to their own safety.

"Oh, I wanted to tell you, but I forgot before..."

This is why after Musk acquired Twitter, he directly stated that it was "impossible to commit suicide" to prevent him from being shot eight times in the back or six times in the head one day because he offended certain forces... What was determined to be suicide occurred.

But now, the situation is different...

Hearing Barron's heartfelt praise, Ivanta raised her head, her eyes full of tenderness and... spring. She was very satisfied when she heard Barron's increasingly rapid breathing.

This time Woaw is issuing additional shares to raise funds to get through this difficult period. As for the target of the additional issuance is IC Capital, it is also because under the same conditions, other investors in Woaw have no intention to participate...

It is also because North America is already one of the most important markets for Woaw, and DS Holdings itself has a relatively high shareholding ratio in Woaw. As IC Capital of American Capital, it will obtain the additional issuance of Woaw, thereby increasing its stake in this Internet company. Shareholdings in emerging giants are the easiest for the United States to accept.

After all, it is obvious that the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis is far from over. The entire economic situation is not good. Woaw’s investors, such as Sequoia Capital, Blackstone Fund and Goldman Sachs Group, even endured losses in the second quarter of this year. I couldn't help but sell some Woaw stocks to raise funds...

"Really? Let's see if I can control this wild horse..."

In this way, after this Woaw private placement of shares, Woaw's total share capital has increased to 5.05 billion shares, and IC Capital will hold approximately 850 million Woaw shares, accounting for 16.83% of its total share capital.

Ivanta said with a smile on her face:

"At my suggestion, Twitter also launched a mobile APP in the first half of this year. It performed very well after it was launched. In order to speed up their development, they just raised Series B financing last month..."

…

After all, Ivanta is over 180cm tall and once worked as a model - it can be said that her height is already a bit tall among models, but not just anyone can hold it...

When Ivanta stood up and sat on Barron's lap, the young and handsome Duke looked at him with a half-smile:

In the hall of the villa, the fire in the fireplace illuminates the entire space, making the room warm as spring.

As for why Barron chose IC Capital to undertake Woaw's additional stock issuance instead of DS Group...

He doesn't want to have some trouble in the future when conservative sentiment in the United States takes over. Woaw will encounter some trouble because of DS Capital's large shareholding in it - don't look at the fact that Britain is also one of the Five Eyes Alliance, but the United States For allies, it is not without precautions.

Twitter can be said to be a very important media platform in the future. For example, in Barron's previous life, Musk, the "richest man" at the time, spent 44 billion US dollars to buy this platform and renamed it X...

"Baby, you are awesome..."

After leaving Woaw, Barron asked casually when he returned to their home in Mountain View.

After all, according to the logic of the business society, if you pay the most taxes, you will have the corresponding police force to protect you. This is reasonable, isn't it?

Although their villa is not large compared to Barron's other manors, it is rare to have a huge garden.

After continuing to invest in the future, if Twitter can still develop now, then Ivanta may have a great say in their tendency.

This makes people feel nothing of the chill that has begun to spread in Silicon Valley in November.

"Ma'am, you are very proactive today, just like a knight..."

Looking down at Barron, Ivanta frowned slightly, then bit her lip, and gradually, her brows relaxed...

Therefore, only IC Capital responded positively to Woaw's stock issuance this time.

"By the way, how is Twitter now?"

The villa where Barron and Ivanta live is located in the most upscale community in Mountain View - it is no exaggeration to say that the police force here can occupy more than one-third of the entire Mountain View.

And along the garden wall, there are surveillance cameras, and on one side of the house, there will be more than a dozen bodyguards, who will guard the safety of Barron at all times when he stays here.

Even Jianguo was still the commander-in-chief, and he was directly banned...

"Oh~My God..."

"I prefer you to call me Dad...baby."