Chapter 888 Telecommunications Mergers and Acquisitions
For someone like Emma Roberts, who comes from an acting family and looks sweet, the best path is to use her aunt's resources in Hollywood and become an actor.
However, Emma is not only an actor, but also has released records. It can be said that she has inherited the family's genes in acting and her performance is still very good.
Even so, if she can have the opportunity to hook up with Barron, the "big boss", it would be what she wants.
After all, in addition to having wealth that rivals a country, the other party's power in Hollywood and in the media is far beyond the reach of even Julia Roberts, a Hollywood star.
In the end, Barron left the banquet with Emma Roberts, and the two stayed in his penthouse in Manhattan at night.
Entering the entertainment industry since childhood and being in such a world of fame and fortune, Emma Roberts naturally cannot be a "white lotus".
However, it is also because she has her aunt as a backing, and Julia Roberts, who is familiar with her and has considerable power in Hollywood, protects her very well.
Moreover, Emma has not had any negative news so far. She is clean and will not cause trouble. These are what Barron values more now.
When she followed him to his mansion, Emma Roberts naturally knew what would happen next, and she was still looking forward to it.
Even if she had her aunt to take care of her, if she wanted to do better in Hollywood, especially not to be disturbed by some dirty things, then finding a big man with enough energy as a shelter would naturally be the best choice.
And what moved Emma the most was Barron himself. He was at the top of the planet, but he was not like other people who had reached such a position. He was already an old man with a distorted figure and even began to grow age spots.
Although he was more than ten years older than Emma, he was in his early thirties, which was unique in his circle. Moreover, Barron's appearance, whether it was a strong figure or a handsome face, could be called the best.
Well, when Emma was in the car, she felt a kind of enjoyment when she secretly glanced at the Duke of England beside her. When she entered the bedroom and saw his perfect figure, she looked forward to this night even more...
She knew that if her sisters knew that she had the opportunity to spend a night with the Duke of Devonshire, she would probably not know how much jealousy she would get.
Emma was even ready to use all her "knowledge" reserves to enjoy this night...
Serious readers probably don't want to know too much about the process of this night, after all, it was a long and sweaty process...
By the next morning, with Barron's physical strength, he could still get up at six o'clock and go to the gym to continue sweating vigorously.
Emma Roberts, even with her young body and full of youthful vitality, finally recovered a little at noon.
At that time, Barron had left the maid to take care of her and set off to return to Lanai.
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“According to the information we have received, SoftBank intends to acquire Sprint, the fourth largest operator in the United States, and has sent a team to contact the other party…” Barron was not surprised by the information obtained from his personal assistant Talulah Riley.
After all, in his previous life, SoftBank’s acquisition had caused a sensation.
Since Sun Zhengyi acquired Vodafone’s Japanese branch and succeeded with a low-price strategy, becoming one of Japan’s major telecommunications operators, he planned to copy his own successful path.
However, unlike the previous application of his "time machine" theory, this time Sun Zhengyi did not "copy" the successful industrial path of developed countries from underdeveloped countries, but directly chose to copy his successful experience in Japan in the United States, the most developed region in the world.
However, Barron’s experience in his previous life also shows that after SoftBank acquired Sprint, it did not achieve the same successful results as SoftBank in the Japanese telecommunications market, which can only be said to be unsatisfactory.
But even so, Barron will not relax his vigilance too much.
After all, this year’s global telecommunications market, especially in the American market, has changed a lot.
In addition to SoftBank's acquisition of Sprint, in the second half of this year, Verizon Communications will also acquire Vodafone Group's 45% stake in the joint venture Verizon Wireless at a staggering price of $130 billion.
The scale of funds involved in this transaction ranks third in the current global corporate mergers and acquisitions. The first two are Vodafone AirTouch's acquisition of Mannesmann for more than 150 billion euros, and the merger of Time Warner and AOL.
Previously, Verizon Wireless was a joint venture between Verizon Communications and Vodafone, with the two parties holding 55:45 in the company. After this transaction, Verizon Wireless will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Verizon Communications.
This transaction also shows Verizon Communications' confidence in the American wireless market, although the growth rate of this market is slowing down and competition is intensifying - Verizon Wireless is currently the best-run and most profitable company in the American market.
Compared with it, O2 USA is still in a position to catch up - but since O2 Telecom acquired T-Mobile USA, their number of users in the North American market has been continuously increasing, and they have also widened the gap with Sprint, firmly sitting in the third place in the North American market.
Especially in the field of mobile Internet, O2 Telecom has developed more rapidly. After all, this market itself is a relatively "new" market compared to fixed-line and broadband services. Even though AT\u0026T and Verizon have more users, it is easier for O2 Telecom to catch up.
Of course, Barron has also considered competing with SoftBank for Sprint. If Sprint can be incorporated into O2 USA, it will certainly be able to greatly shorten the gap with AT\u0026T and Verizon Telecom.
But the problem is that if SoftBank will not give up and insists on acquiring it, then the offer for Sprint will naturally increase at a premium.
And if O2 Telecom makes the final acquisition, it will also face criticism from the US antitrust agency - yes, even if O2 USA merges with Sprint, it still has a gap with the top two giants AT\u0026T and Verizon, and will eventually pass the antitrust investigation, but I believe the process will inevitably be tortuous.
And overall, instead of competing with SoftBank to take over Sprint, it is better to invest these funds in the development of O2 USA, or acquire some smaller companies that can supplement O2 USA's business.
However, O2 Telecom is currently brewing an acquisition plan, but not for the North American market, but the European market - specifically, the German market.
