The financial turmoil has brought about the crazy shrinkage of the assets of major banks. In order to meet the regulatory requirements of capital and avoid bankruptcy, major banks have begun to raise cash, but most of them failed.

Faced with banks on the verge of bankruptcy, Britain became the first government in the West to begin so-called 'bank nationalization', and began to inject banks with government funds.

The pros and cons of bank 'nationalization' have not only sparked controversy, but most bankers are also very opposed to nationalization. Even Andy is worried that the government injection will panic existing bank shareholders and fear that their equity will be diluted. Not to mention other bankers.

Of course, the more important impact for the bankers themselves is that if they are forced to accept 'nationalization', the government will definitely impose restrictions on dividends and bonuses. Not only will salaries be affected, the banks under their control will also lose independence. This is something bank executives don't want to see.

Barclays Bank previously successfully acquired Lehman Brothers' related business in the United States from Andy. Although it has a lot of scenery, it has become a powerful competitor of Wall Street investment bank.

However, over the next few years, the original Lehman Brothers investment banking team members left one after another, resulting in a substantial reduction in the true value of the acquisition. What Barclays does not know is that the force that stole the original Lehman elite investment banking team was Andy Smith's Liberty City Investment Company. . .

The reason why Andy eats Barclays Bank will be honestly rubbed on the floor, and he smiles and accepts his investment plan of "wool out of sheep", because his men in London have always maintained Short-selling Barclays Bank stock prices while keeping an eye on collecting their information.

When I learned that Barclays needed to raise the capital ratio to 8% this month, that is, a total of 1.3 billion pounds of funding was needed to resist the British government's nationalization.

At the same time, it was learned from the newspaper that Barclays's two rivals, Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group, had accepted state aid and started the localization process. As a result, pressure is converging on Barclays and the bank's management.

Andy officially came to the door and formally harvested the spoils he had prepared for a long time!

In fact, at this point, Barclays has few options left, unless the bank executives in the conference room accept the British government's capital injection and the reality of nationalization.

Then there is the risk of touching the legal red line and accepting a total of more than 300 million pounds of 'consultation fees' from desert tyrants and those consultants.

Undoubtedly, although Andy Smith's investment is very embarrassing, it just fits the requirements of Barclays Bank to increase the capital ratio. Not only has the total cash flow increased by 400 million pounds, but also 1 billion pounds of high-quality mortgage assets. .

So this time, Andy controlled the rhythm from the beginning, and the investment negotiations went smoothly. His investment in Andy Smith was not only a financial aid to Barclays Bank, but also his most important. The influence brought by the name, the confidence of investors in the financial market!

He Andy Smith's influence in the capital market is not comparable to those rich desert tyrants!

"Papa--"

Applause sounded in the conference room, and a smiling Andy Smith and the same smiling Barclays President Robert Raymond exchanged the folders in their hands, and the two hands were tightly held together.

"Mr. Smith, you are welcome to join the Barclays family, and I would like to ask your support in the future."

"Barclays is a great bank. It's my pleasure to join, thank you."

Looking at the two people shaking hands and smiling and talking in the field, everyone in the conference room showed a smile on their faces. It seemed that the previous unhappiness, dissatisfaction, and dissatisfaction had never existed. Amar looked at all this, and there was a saying It feels like it is like when you return to work at the United Nations, everyone wears several masks.

There are no eternal enemies, no eternal friends, only eternal interests. Churchill's words may be the most appropriate comment at this time.

"Welcome ... Mr. Smith."

"Thank you."

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Andy kept a bright smile on his face and shook hands with the Barclays executives who were present. At the moment, the meeting room was full of joy, and the executives and directors lived in harmony.

From the applause in the conference room to this moment, Andy took the management led by Amar, the assistant and the president of Barclays Bank to sit in the lounge and chat, waiting for the press conference to be held. The reporters on Fleet Street need time.

Barclays Bank ceo John Valley can be said to be under great pressure this time, just flew back from the dong, to make every effort to hope to get life-saving second financing from the hands of those tyrants, but the counterparty ’s lion ’s mouth is too When he was too big, he could only come back to ask the board for a decision. In the presence of Andy Smith, the new director, John Valley had a hard time.

However, Andy is not at all interested in these **** things. He entered Barclays Bank now because the stock price of Barclays Bank rebounded. After the financial turmoil passed, Barclays Bank stock price recovered to At the original level, he realized cash. As for the power struggle of the board of directors and bank operations, he had no interest at all. As long as he did not touch his interests and diluted his shares, he would assign a mascot.

Wherever there is money, there is a banker.

As a banker who only pursues interests, the executives of Barclays Bank who are present are definitely the best. While Andy's "wool out on sheep" plan successfully achieved the goal, he also turned this group of people Wake up. Although this method of Andy is shameless, it is simple and has the feasibility of repeated use.

So when Ceo John Valley proposed that Andy would invest billions of dollars into Barclays Bank, and then sign a supplementary agreement to reloan to Andy at an ultra-low interest rate, Andy would use this loan to invest in Barclays again. In the bank, all the interest and expenses incurred in this process are responsible for Barclays Bank, which can be paid to Andy in the form of consulting fees.

I have to say that the other party ’s ability to learn from each other is really strong. The tricks of wool on sheep are immediately used by the other party, but Andy knows better than anyone. This is a big pit and he can make money. But it will cause trouble.

When several bank executives, including President Robert Raymond, thought that this solution was highly feasible and could directly address the risk of nationalization, the beautiful lawyer Amar holding a coffee cup dropped the cup. An elegant smile interrupted the dreams of several people.

"According to the current British Companies Act 1985, there is a" collusion fraud and illegal financial assistance "in your method. Once implemented, you will be held accountable.

Mr. Smith's investment in Barclays Bank is an investment completed with his own financial resources, not Barclays 'financial resources, because previously Mr. Smith was not a shareholder of your bank, all reasonable and legal, but now as a shareholder, if the shareholders' false capital is verified once , Is a crime! "

"Ahem ..."

Several bank executives, including President Robert Raymond, seemed to have been thrown a cold water, and they were coughing awkwardly at the same time. They also faced the beauty lawyer who had been with Andy. It's no wonder that a super rich like Andy Smith will take her with her. It doesn't look like a vase, but it is really awesome!

After Amar's elaboration, a pair of beautiful eyes looked at Andy Smith, whose mouth had been tilted upwards, and his smile did not dissipate from beginning to end. He looked at his bright eyes and saw the appreciation and comfort from the other's eyes. Understand thoroughly, her role is to endorse Andy's investment behavior witness.