Bristol Broad Quay Hotel, penthouse apartment.

On the large terrace with beautiful views of the port or city, Arthur leaned on the sofa, enjoying the cool autumn breeze and the bright afternoon sun. On the white round table in front of him, there are cute desserts and small white coffee cups. Braving the slight heat, accompanied by the pure fragrance, makes this afternoon full of sweetness and comfort.

Lazy and sophisticated is the unique temperament inherent in British afternoon tea. This cozy and enjoyable energy makes people instantly understand why the British love afternoon tea from the bone.

"...How to put an elephant in the refrigerator?"

Faced with her investment and financial advisor Angela's detailed description of the process of contact with several important managers of the Bristol coast (natural gas) power station, Arthur, who was becoming more lazy in the sun, suddenly smiled and asked questions. Reported by Angela.

And his question directly caused Angela, who was wearing a white ol dress, a sassy and glamorous makeup, and wise eyes, showing her unique mature temperament, slightly stunned, looking suspiciously at the smiling young boss with her mouth raised. Somewhat uncertainly, he glanced at the assistant beside him.

"Sorry, boss, you are asking how to put an elephant in the refrigerator?"

"Haha, good." Arthur smiled and nodded and said, looking at Angela who was still a little confused.

"..." Angela frowned for a while, then shook her head suspiciously, and looked at Arthur with some uncertainty and said, "Sorry, boss, if it's me, I will take a picture. Then open the refrigerator, put it in, and close the refrigerator."

Facing Angela’s answer, Arthur couldn’t help but his eyes lit up and looked at her with admiration. Although the correct answer was to open the refrigerator door, put the elephant in it, and finally close the refrigerator door, Angela’s answer didn’t matter. Whether it is thinking ability or adaptability, it is very stable, and it also demonstrates her talent.

"I like your answer. As for the correct answer to this question..." Arthur smiled and said the correct answer again, and then continued under Angela's thoughtful gaze: "Sometimes success is It's as simple as that. After the phone call with you the day before yesterday, I have been thinking about the issue of this acquisition. Since we are optimistic about the prospects of the power plant, why should we complicate things? Why not simply buy 100% directly, 200 million yuan The difference between GBP and 400 million is whether we can persuade Barclays Bank more easily without having to spend time with the management and board of directors of the power plant, entangled with interests!"

Angela’s beautiful eyes lit up, but she quickly shook her head and said with misgivings: “Wholly-owned acquisitions will make the power plant’s asset-liability ratio exceed 100%. Once a certain link is turbulent, it will directly affect the survival and development of the power plant. development of."

"Hehe, which step in your future development plan is not to bet on? Betting on the future, betting that our progress will not stop, betting that the capital chain will not be broken, since we are going to bet, why not bet bigger?" Although Se was smiling, her eyes became full of madness.

"Recently, I have read a lot of business books, and I found that almost no company's development mainly depends on internal expansion. Mergers and acquisitions are important strategies for companies to seek their own development and industry leadership. It is those large and small. Numerous stories of corporate mergers and acquisitions have written our business history today.

Although every entrepreneur wants to grow alone and achieve his own business, the reality is cruel. I have to say that mergers and acquisitions can be regarded as "good shortcuts."

In fact, if you only find the right husband's family and find a good partner, you can also fly together and achieve your dreams. And if you encounter the wrong person, even a wealthy family can't avoid the fate of fate. "

"It's just that the boss is like this, our second-step acquisition plan will become very difficult to raise funds to complete the acquisition, because banks may not have the courage to take huge risks to lend us again. "Angela said worriedly.

Arthur smiled confidently and calmly, "Hehe, if my personal assets break through to new heights during this period of time, and I have a lot of liquid funds in my hand, do you think the bank will be afraid?

I thought about it for a long time. Before the London Olympics, we didn't have to worry about the profitability of power plants. As you said in your report, according to the policy set by the British government, coal-fired power plants will be shut down before 2025. However, the new nuclear power plant project is nowhere in sight, and the closure of coal-fired power plants will definitely lead to a severe shortage of electricity supply in the UK.

Do you feel that with the current fiscal deficit of the British government, do you have enough manpower, financial resources and time to build a new gas-fired power plant?

I bet that there will be a shortage of energy supply in the UK in the future. I bet that as the UK’s population increases and the demand for transportation increases, the demand for electricity in the UK will continue to rise in the future. Electricity prices will continue to rise.

In this way, the power plant has become a good business, guaranteeing income from droughts and floods. As long as we can send out calls, we will make money and there will be no pressure on repayment! "

Hearing these words from the boss, Angela, as an investment and financial adviser, fell into deep thought. At the same time, she was moved by the young boss's self-confidence and courage.

As for Arthur, it’s not that he is a man who has been transformed into an eel, but that he suddenly wanted to understand one thing. With the economic recovery, the closure of coal-fired power plants and the shortage of energy supply will definitely increase the asset value of the power plants When the time comes, if you can’t play it anymore, you can sell it directly to the next family at a high price, and the Tianchao capital and the Tianchao rich who are looking at all over the world for acquisitions and mergers are undoubtedly the best buyers.

This kind of industry, which was classified as a monopoly in the celestial dynasty, is undoubtedly fatal to them. Instead of having only half of the equity in their hands and being constrained by others, it is better to get all of them in their hands and even sell them at a high price. The forty-nine equity, to plug the hole of the previous 400 million pounds!

Of course, he wouldn't tell other people about these ideas now, because that was the last resort, and the most ruthless method was what barbarians like to do the most, the company listing for money.

"If the boss really wants to acquire wholly-owned assets, then we should now prepare for the listing in advance, so that we can not only get rid of high debt, but also have more capital and leeway for the second-step acquisition plan! "Angela recovered from her contemplation, breaking the silence, her eyes shining brightly.

"Haha, there is a saying in the celestial dynasty that heroes see the same thing, let us be barbarians, and the best thing for us is that we don’t even need any internal responses, they will welcome our acquisition. , After all, with 50% of the shares, no one can stop the government from selling." Arthur laughed happily.

Angela also showed a bright smiling face. Although the risk of doing so would be greater, she is no stranger to this Wall Street barbarian acquisition routine. She looked at the young boss with more admiration and praise.

She can basically be sure that her young boss is really learning through continuous reading of various business cases. Of course, what she admires most is the young boss's courage to learn and practice boldly.

"I will immediately convene personnel to evaluate the new acquisition plan. Various leveraged buyout days and prepare a new acquisition agreement. Before executing the acquisition agreement, you only need to hold a press conference for your boss. UU Reading ..."

"Haha, I know, this strategy is called ‘putting a gun on the forehead’." Arthur couldn’t help raising his eyebrows and smiling.

"Haha, that's right, after we have done everything first, we will go to the board of directors. As long as the gun is pointed at the board, they don't have much choice." Angela's beautiful eyes shone with brilliance, and she smiled and nodded.

"Look, it's as simple as putting an elephant in the refrigerator, and what I want to tell you is that before I came here, I had talked to him on the phone with Bob Diamond of Barclays Bank. He revealed my new idea, and he did not refuse this. He said that he would let his subordinates evaluate this as soon as possible. I think the problem is not big.

"Hehe, boss, you are really fast."

"..." Arthur twitched. This was really speechless. Of course, he knew that Angela was not saying that he was fast, after all, she had never tried it.

Cough.

"Hehe, correct actions require correct concepts to guide them, and only with efficient acceleration can they be executed efficiently and be ahead of others."