Chapter 838 Fortune 500
Not only IC Capital, according to what Barron and Chen Fuyang discussed, this time Avago's acquisition of Broadcom will be carried out in the form of cash plus shares - according to their estimates, the total acquisition price will definitely exceed US$34 billion.
Among them, the acquisition in the form of partial shares can enable Broadcom's shareholders to retain a certain shareholding in the new company.
In addition, the funds needed for the acquisition can also be raised by issuing additional shares to some Wall Street capitals, so that Wall Street capitals including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and BlackRock Group can obtain partial shares in the merged new company, thereby increasing the proportion of American capital in Avago.
This is conducive to the subsequent mergers and acquisitions of the merged company - in Barron's previous life, Avago's shareholders were mainly American capital, but when it later acquired Qualcomm, it was still rejected by the United States.
The reason is that Broadcom (the original time and space Avago changed its name to Broadcom after acquiring Broadcom) was not headquartered in the United States at the time, but in Lijiapo, and was not considered an American company.
What's more, the current major shareholder of Avago is Rich23 Capital, an investment company headquartered in Lijiapo...
Earlier, Baron had communicated with Chen Fuyang that after the acquisition of Broadcom, the headquarters of the new company would be moved to the United States, making it an "American company."
"There is definitely no problem with this, and participating in this acquisition is also very beneficial for our layout in portable smart devices."
Ivanta certainly had no objection to Baron's proposal.
After all, Avago and Broadcom now have a considerable share in the chip field of smartphones and tablets, and companies such as Android and Motorola Mobility invested by IC Capital can increase their voice in the upstream chip field of the industry by participating in this merger.
In addition, Baron did not mention that in his previous life, Google and Broadcom (the new company after the merger of Avago and Broadcom) had in-depth cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence - Google customized artificial intelligence chips TPU from Broadcom, which is a key component of artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Then Woaw Technology and other IT companies controlled by him in the field of artificial intelligence research and development and application can also benefit from this acquisition - they can also rely on cooperation with Broadcom to obtain stable related customized chips.
IC Capital also has shares in Woaw, and is the second largest shareholder of Woaw Technology after DS Holdings (Cavendish Trust Fund).
"If this acquisition can be achieved, then you will add a Fortune 500 company..."
Ivanta's words are aimed at the Fortune 500 list released in the second half of last year. According to that list, among the companies currently controlled by Barron, United Energy Group, O2 Telecom, Standard Chartered-Merrill Lynch Group, Argos Retail Group, SEM Group, GHL Group (Gucci-Hermès-L'Oréal Group), British Automobile Group, LOMX Group (London-OMX Exchange Group), Honor Electronics and Woaw are all on the Fortune 500 list.
It can be said that Barron now controls more than 10 Fortune 500 companies.
If Avago can complete the acquisition of Broadcom, then the size of the company after the acquisition will also be able to enter the list of the world's top 500 companies...
Just when Barron was talking to Ivanta, John Smith was relieved at his home in Baltimore, Maryland.
Just last year, after sending people to kill Bartlan Rosario in prison but failing, John Smith began to face the investigation of the Maryland prosecutor's office - because Bartlan Rosario became a tainted witness, he entered the "Witness Protection Program" and enabled Attorney General Harrington Porter to initiate the investigation procedure for "David's death".
It can be said that the situation faced by John Smith at the time was very dangerous, because the start of the investigation, John's deceased eldest brother David Smith's two brothers from the same mother, Duncan Smith and Robert Smith, began to make moves.
They publicly claimed more than once that the mastermind behind David's death was John Smith, who benefited from it and became the chairman and CEO of Sinclair Group.
What's worse is that John Smith was warned by Ivanta and Barron, the major shareholders of Sinclair Group, that if he could not calm down the matter, he would be advised to take a break.
It is conceivable that if his current power is really taken away, then coupled with the start of the investigation, what awaits him may not be a pleasant result.
Fortunately, John still got a chance for himself. In order to get rid of this matter, he spent a lot of money to hire the well-known defense lawyer Roy Black to resolve the lawsuit he is facing now.
Roy Black can be said to be the most prestigious and highest-paid criminal defense lawyer in the United States today.
He can be said to have many achievements. Not only was he once the lawyer of American rock star Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson once said:
"I don't want to cause trouble, but if trouble finds me, Roy Black will be the best person to defend me."
Moreover, he also got rid of the charges for the William Kennedy Smith rape case that shocked the United States. It can be seen from the name that William Kennedy Smith is the eldest son of President Kennedy's sister, that is, the only one among the Kennedy brothers. Nephew of Senator Ted Kennedy, who is still alive.
That's why Roy Black's fees are among the highest in the United States. Someone said this:
"Roy Black represents people who can afford it - you're basically innocent until you prove you're broke."
And John Smith was the one who could pay.
It has to be said that although he needs to sign a high legal fee bill, Roy Black is indeed worth the money.
"I think you know this, but I still want to remind you, Mr. Smith, as your lawyer, I have the privileges granted to me by American law. Everything we discuss will be confidential and will not be disclosed to others."
After receiving the commission from John Smith, Roy Black said to him:
"As your lawyer, I'm not here to judge you. My goal is simple, to keep you out of jail. I don't need you to be innocent. I just need you to give a true statement of information. Even if you really After doing those things, I was able to find a way, but I couldn't help the client who lied to me, because the lies would only come back to bite us."
