Chapter 171 Doubt
"Hey, Rebecca, I heard it right? You just said you were planning to acquire Adidas?" After a long time, Zhuang Mingge reacted and asked, "I'm wondering if you know how much Adidas' shares are worth now? Just the little money in our account is not enough to acquire a whole company!"
"That's right, I know. The current market value of this French sports equipment company is about $700 million. It takes about $500 million to acquire shares that control Adidas at the current market price." Groz Jr. was so angry that Zhuang Mingge almost vomited blood as soon as he spoke, "Antonio, I, like you, invested most of my funds in Microsoft's stocks~"
"So, the cash we can call now is only more than 100 million US dollars?" Zhuang Mingge looked at the little Groz in front of him with some amusement, who was trying to destroy a piece of dessert on the plate at this time, "Rebecca, please..."
"What do you want to ask me again, Antonio?" Groz finally swallowed the last piece of snack and said, "Are you planning to ask me to be Sister Carin's bridesmaid, or are you planning to take it down with me?"
"Rebecca, don't talk nonsense. After all, you are a lady. Give me a little ladylike." Zhuang Mingge felt that he was really powerless in dealing with girls. "I want to say that Adidas is obviously a German company, so why did it become French when it comes to your mouth?"
In Zhuang Mingge's memory, Adidas is a "transnational" sports brand. If you have to give it "nationality", you can regard it as a sports brand from Germany. Later, with the public launch of Adidas, a large amount of Wall Street capital was injected, and it can also be said that it was an Americanized brand.
But Zhuang Mingge never had this impression. Adidas, who was completely the leader in the sports industry before Nike rose, now belongs to the French!
Moreover, Groz Xiao also told Zhuang Mingge the second more amazing news: Adidas not only belongs to France in terms of control, but also to the state!
"No, Rebecca. Are you saying that the one who holds controlling stake in Adidas now is this Credit Bank of Lyon, located in France?" This amazing news made Zhuang Mingge very excited, which is too unexpected, right?
"Yes, this credit bank in Lyon is directly under the jurisdiction of the Central Bank of France, and it also controls 70% of Adidas' shares... Before this bank was out of control of the central bank, I said it was a state-owned bank, so there should be no problem?" As he said that, Groz briefly introduced Zhuang Mingge to this less well-known French bank.
The family where Groz is located is a financial family, so they have business dealings with many large banks around the world. Just a few days ago, Groz heard from the family that Credit Bank Lyon, which holds control of Adidas, had sold Adidas shares. After GM's company was established, she naturally became interested in this news and began to collect relevant information about Adidas.
After careful investigation, Groz discovered a big "surprise". She felt that if she had this condition as a guarantee, she and Zhuang Mingge should be able to eat the big fat piece of Adidas with the strength of her and Zhuang Mingge. Then she ran to Florence and sought cooperation from Zhuang Mingge.
Of course, this is also an important reason why Zhuang Mingge's account can still leave more than 100 million US dollars...
"So, are you going to start from this French bank?"
"It's ready. I have ordered my subordinates to do all the preparations. As long as Antonio, you go to France with me to handle some of the operating details of this big project!"
Since you said you were ready, what else would you want me to do in France? Isn’t it going to pay the bill obediently? Although I thought so in my heart, Zhuang Mingge would certainly not be stupid enough to say these words. He could see that when Xiao Groz communicated with him, both his attitude and tone were completely different from other opposite sexes.
Otherwise, why does Zhuang Mingge asks Groz for every time he asks Groz for quality and quantity to complete it efficiently? Although Groz also doubled his capital a lot during the investment process, one thing is undeniable, that is, Groz has never cheated Zhuang Mingge on anything.
However, Zhuang Mingge was not sure about Xiao Groz's attitude. Should she regard herself as a trustworthy partner or something else? After all, Zhuang Mingge is just a rookie in love. Karin's successful start of the base can be said to be an accident. Since she has a girlfriend, Xiao Groz also knows this. Logically speaking, she should not have any unnecessary thoughts from a big family...
Therefore, he often keeps a distance from Groz, even when chatting together, he often makes harmless jokes with each other, and never talks about the topic of "family marriage" (as mentioned in the previous article, Groz and Corleon families are trying to make the relationship between the families closer through marriage).
Although he had a lot of doubts in his heart, Zhuang Mingge still suppressed the idea of asking Groz directly and continued to buy Adidas.
"I said, if you are sure of these funds, you can handle those French people?" Zhuang Mingge asked Groz a question with uncertainty.
"Have peace of mind, with me as an expert here, how could this acquisition fail!" Little Groz patted his chest confidently and said proudly.
"Tsk, to put it nicely, who doesn't know that the French's level of loan sharks is famous all over the world." Zhuang Mingge muttered in a low voice, but he didn't want to be captured by Little Groz's ears.
"Antonio, what did you say?"
"Uh, nothing. I mean, are those French people who like to lend money loans. Are they planning to sell their Adidas shares at a high price?" Zhuang Mingge sweated for a moment and said quickly.
"The opposite! I carefully investigated and found that the purchase price offered by these French people at nearly $500 million has seriously underestimated the actual value of the Adidas brand."
"But there should be many powerful companies that want to acquire Adidas, right?"
Chapter completed!