Chapter 820: Basically Smooth

"How did it feel to meet the commander-in-chief?"

"To be honest, meeting Ao Guanhai is nothing. Compared with meeting your father, I will be more nervous..."

Hearing Barron's answer, Ivanta smiled sweetly and said:

"You should know that although some of his words outside may seem a bit...well, you know, in private he is still a very real person."

"I know, baby."

What Barron and Ivanta were talking about just now was his private meeting with the American Commander-in-Chief today.

In fact, Barron was already familiar with O'Hei earlier, but at that time, his identity was not the commander-in-chief of the United States.

In Barron's previous life, someone with an identity like O'Hei must have been an unattainable big shot for him, but in fact, if he had seen him in private, he was acting like a wild man, then he probably wouldn't be telling the truth. Taking his current status too seriously.

Of course, different identities will naturally show different attitudes, which is normal.

During the conversation, when Barron mentioned the CIA's investigation into him, Ao Guanhai also said that he would protect the legitimate interests of investors like Barron who have made significant contributions to the American economy and would not let the CIA gang Randomly.

Barron would only listen to what he said and see what the final facts were.

He also knows that their relationship is pretty good now, and it can even be said that they have established a relatively close connection. But in five years, if the result is still the same as in his previous life, then the situation may be different by then...

"I saw information that General Electric also made an offer for Alstom. Will they also participate in the acquisition of this company?"

The topic between the two came to the acquisition of Alstom by Global Industrial (GII) Fund...

Already in mid-August, after completing the acquisition of Alstom shares held by the French Bouygues Group, the GII Fund now holds 25% of Alstom shares.

In addition, they also acquired Alstom's shares through the secondary market. Their current shareholding in Alstom Group reaches 35%.

In response to Alstom Group's overall acquisition offer, the GII Fund's offer was for a consideration of 12 billion euros.

At present, in addition to the GII Fund, companies interested in bidding for Alstom Group include Siemens, Mitsubishi and General Electric.

Just as Ashley Weber analyzed at the time, Alstom Group has already rejected Siemens' acquisition of them internally. Moreover, the process of Siemens' acquisition seems more like a "political show". Their bid There's not much sincerity.

As for Mitsubishi, Alstom was not considering it from the very beginning...

In other words, if there are no other companies, Alstom may be willing to retain Siemens and Mitsubishi to raise the price of the GII fund. However, with the competition from General Electric, these two companies will soon lose their competitiveness. .

So among the GII Fund and General Electric, Alstom and France are naturally more inclined to the GII Fund.

The reason is simple. First of all, GE itself competes with Alstom in terms of business, which also means that the businesses of both parties overlap.

The French side is naturally worried that after completing the acquisition of Alstom, GE will eliminate some overlapping businesses - given the current overall economic downturn in Europe, this also means that it is likely to cause a large number of job losses. This is what France least wants to see.

As for some of the commitments GE will make...

Man, how long can this kind of commitment be guaranteed? One year or two years? Even if it really breaks its promise, will France still be able to pursue an American giant like General Electric?

In this regard, the GII Fund does not need to worry about this at all. After all, it is an investment fund itself. Judging from the past investment acquisitions of the GII Fund, it is enough to make people believe that they will maintain the integrity of the Alstom Group.

In addition, GII Fund is also one of the major shareholders of United Energy Group. The power companies of United Energy Group and Enel, which they hold shares, can provide Alstom with considerable orders for its power business. This is also the reason why Alstom A very important point.

As for the off-market move by the United States?

Fortunately, this is not 2014, and behind the acquisition of Alstom's GII Fund is Barron, a super-rich man with extensive connections in the United States. Although GE did lobby the American government to take some actions to force the Alstom Group.

But similarly, the foundation controlled by Barron and the "Fair Vision" Super Action Committee are also major customers of the American lobbying group. In this regard, even if the two sides are evenly matched, it will be difficult for the United States to really use off-the-counter measures. The power of...

Of course, before that, Barron also attended the banquet at Ivanta's house. This time, they didn't invite too many guests, it was just a dinner party between their family and Barron.

It can be said that Ivanta is still very favored at home, so the current situation between her and Barron cannot be said to be satisfactory to the family...

I'm afraid anyone else would be dissatisfied with that bastard if their daughter was treated like this, let alone a family like theirs that can be called a wealthy family.

But if you think about it, after being with Barron, the assets she has obtained so far, just the 15% shares of IC Capital, are worth more than the wealth of the entire TP family...

Well, if that's the case, then it's okay if there is no such flashy thing as marriage, and it's acceptable...

What's more, the child born by his daughter in the future will be named Theodore TP, the new generation of the TP family.

So, at the family dinner that day, everyone was smiling and happy.

...

Finally, on August 22, the board of directors of Alstom Group voted to accept the acquisition of GII Fund and will sell all shares of Alstom Group for 12 billion euros.

This acquisition will start after passing the review of relevant EU institutions.

At that time, Alstom Group will be privatized and delisted on the three exchanges in Paris, New York and London, and shareholders will receive cash compensation from GII Fund.

After the acquisition is completed, the current Alstom Group CEO, Patrick Kron, will continue to serve as CEO, and other senior executives of the Alstom Group will basically not change.

This is also the main reason why Alstom's management will support GII Fund's acquisition of them.

At the same time, GII Fund also promised France that it would not make large-scale adjustments to Alstom's business, and would inject funds into it to help Alstom overcome difficulties.

At the press conference for the transaction, Alstom Group CEO Patrick Kron said that with the support of GII Fund, Alstom will consolidate its market share in North America and Europe in the future, and increase investment in emerging markets including China, especially in smart grids and gas turbines. Alstom will continue to conduct research and development to maintain its leading position in the industry.