Chapter 635: The Enthusiasm of the Rich

The next day, when Ivanta woke up, Barron was no longer around.

However, she did not feel lost like when they first got together.

Because she knew that Barron had the habit of getting up early to exercise... Even if he consumed a lot of calories the night before, he still insisted on this habit.

This is why he can always maintain such a perfect figure - muscles all over his body, just like the gods in ancient Greek sculptures.

Many times, Ivanta would also accompany him to exercise, but last night... The scene of the two of them wandering freely in the ocean of knowledge last night appeared in her mind. Even though it was not the first time, Ivanta still blushed and her heart beat fast.

And the soreness all over her body at this time also shows how intense the two of them studied last night.

After all, as a female knight, it must not be so easy to subdue the wild horse that ran away... Unsurprisingly, she failed in the end, and was unable to resist the impact of the wild horse again and again...

Sure enough, just after Ivanta took a nap again, Barron put a towel on his neck, wiped his sweat, and returned to the bedroom.

"Baby, it's time to get up..."

Barron's way of waking up Ivanta was very special. After he took a shower, he walked to the bedside and saw the woman looking at him with a bit of sleepiness...

With a "slap", he slapped the quilt where it was raised, then lowered his head and kissed Ivanta on the forehead, smiling.

As for why he didn't kiss her mouth and cheeks...

After all, "even a tiger won't eat its own cubs"...

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"Your Highness, my friend..."

"Hello, Mr. Bader, it's nice to see you in America."

When Barron returned to Los Angeles from Silicon Valley, he met Bader Mohammed El Salad, president of the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), who came here.

Bader came to Los Angeles from New York specifically for this meeting with Barron.

"We are very disappointed with those investment banks and funds on Wall Street. Your Highness, we finally found that you are a true friend."

In the magnificent Flower of Leith Manor, Bader said to Barron with disappointment.

"I heard about your story. I'm very sorry, Mr. Bader."

What Bader was referring to was the "Madoff case" that happened not long ago. It can be said that of the $50 billion involved in this case, at least more than $15 billion came from the wealthy countries in the Middle East.

And these funds are completely unrecoverable...

Not only the "Madoff case", but also the sovereign funds of the wealthy countries in the Middle East suffered heavy losses in this subprime mortgage crisis.

You know, as their "protectorate", these wealthy countries will invest in the United States in return - many of these funds have entered the investment products of those Wall Street investment banks and funds, and these funds have suffered astronomical losses due to the outbreak of the subprime mortgage crisis.

This is why in Barron's previous life, since the subprime mortgage crisis, the wealthy countries in the Middle East began to transfer some funds from the United States to other regions - mainly to Europe and Asia.

For example, the investment and acquisition of European companies and real estate by those Middle Eastern funds began to become frequent after the subprime mortgage crisis.

Even Sun Zhengyi's SoftBank Group later received nearly $50 billion in funding from the Middle Eastern tycoons.

In addition, the increase in investment in China by the Middle Eastern tycoons also began after this.

From this, we can see how deeply these Middle Eastern tycoons have been "cheated" by Wall Street capital.

On the contrary, Barron's DS Group has left a very good impression on these Middle Eastern tycoons.

For example, the first phase of the Global Industrial Investment Fund (GII Fund), the GII-1 Fund raised a total of $6 billion in funds, of which the Kuwait Investment Authority and the Saudi Public Investment Fund each contributed $2.1 billion, and the remaining $1.8 billion was contributed by DS Holdings (Cavendish Trust Fund).

Unlike the fixed-income products of the second phase, the first phase of GII is a profit-sharing model, but the DS Group will obtain different proportions of the share based on the final income.

Last month, when the subprime mortgage crisis became more serious, the Kuwait Investment Authority and the Saudi Public Investment Fund suffered heavy losses in their investments in the United States, so they contacted the DS Group, hoping to recover their investment in the first phase of the GII Fund.

At that time, the "Madoff case" broke out, which inevitably made the two funds worry that the DS Group, in which they invested more, would also be another Ponzi scheme, so they made such a request.

But the problem is that when they first joined the GII Fund, it was clearly stipulated in the agreement that all investments must be withdrawn after 5 years. If they withdraw early, a considerable proportion of fees will be deducted - after all, this is understandable. Projects such as the Four Seasons Hotel and Fast Retailing Group invested by the first phase of the GII Fund are long-term projects, and the stability of long-term holding needs to be guaranteed.

But since the Kuwait Investment Authority and the Saudi Public Investment Fund insisted on getting their investment back, Barron readily agreed to it - although when he founded the GII Fund, especially in the first phase, the funds invested by the Kuwait Investment Authority and the Saudi Public Investment Fund were a huge amount of money for Barron.

But now, with the scale of funds he controls, the amount of two or three billion US dollars is nothing.

However, according to the agreement, the deductible fees for early withdrawal are also required to be deducted.

In the end, the Kuwait Investment Authority and the Saudi Public Investment Fund each received a refund of US$2.5 billion. This is the amount that Barron can return to the Kuwait Investment Authority and the Saudi Public Investment Fund after evaluating the value of the assets currently held by the GII-1 Fund, deducting the early withdrawal fees, and the share of the DS Group.

This has made the two sovereign investment funds very satisfied. After all, they have made a profit of 400 million US dollars from their investment of 2.1 billion US dollars - it doesn't seem like much, but it is after deducting the fees and shares of early withdrawal...

And the current situation is still in the subprime mortgage crisis...

Compared with their investments in the United States - many of which have even lost all their money - this is really conscientious. Therefore, Baron and DS Group have gained the trust of the two sovereign investment funds, Kuwait Investment Authority and Saudi Public Investment Fund.

This time when meeting with Baron, Bader not only represented the Kuwait Investment Authority, but also related sovereign investment funds such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. He told Baron that these funds will gradually withdraw some funds from the United States and prepare to invest in markets outside North America - including Britain.

He hopes that DS Group can set up a new investment fund in the same way as the Global Industrial Investment Fund, or invest directly in the GII Fund.

And Bader also promised that the total funds they invested this time will exceed 10 billion US dollars.

"To be honest, Mr. Bader, we are not short of funds right now. We even have some funds looking for investment projects..."

Barron looked a little embarrassed and said:

"But as a friend, I will carefully consider your proposal."