Chapter 898

Those two guys are worried about making money, and Feng Yiping is also worried about spending money. These days, there are countless employment agreements signed by him, and the signing of each agreement means that he is giving away a large amount check.

The first legal document he signed was the establishment of a new company in Delaware.

This is the first preparation that an American company must make before a merger or acquisition. First, register a company in the state where it is registered with the target company to carry out the acquisition business. In this way, many legal affairs will be effectively resolved.

There are three modes of acquisition of listed companies in the United States: merger, regular triangle merger, and reverse triangle merger. Feng Yiping plans to adopt the reverse triangle merger this time. The name and listing code of the target company remain unchanged.

Of course, there are many issues involved here, such as brand recognition, tax consequences, and so on.

Although the company he plans to acquire this time is located in Seattle, Washington, its registered place is also in Delaware.

In fact, not only the company that Feng Yiping wants to acquire is registered in Delaware, but most of the large companies in the United States are registered in Delaware. Delaware, known as the capital of companies in the world, is registered here. The attraction is naturally tax reduction or even tax exemption, as well as its efficient judicial structure. Unlike the grand jury system in other state courts in the United States, Delaware implements a justice system, which is more efficient.

Afterwards, he hired Merrill Lynch, a well-known investment bank on Wall Street, who has had good cooperation many times, as his financial advisor; Kensington took the lead as its own legal advisor; hired PricewaterhouseCoopers as its own financial and tax advisor...

Because this acquisition is the beginning of a series of actions that will follow, there is no room for mistakes, and it will go smoothly. Therefore, he hired some very famous companies, and the money he invested for this was also very loud.

"Boss, this is the employment agreement of the public relations company," the secretary brought in another agreement. Feng Yiping looked at the agreement amount, tsk, it was seven figures again!

Fortunately, the company I plan to acquire does not involve monopoly. This time I don't need to hire a lobbying company, which saves me some money.

The phone rang, "Hi Merbak,"

"Feng, how is it going?" asked the other side.

This question is very straightforward.

Of course, in the previous private contact, the board of directors of the other party was completely persuaded by Feng Yiping, accepted his proposal, and initialed the relevant agreement. At this time, the two parties' coordinated actions on some issues will help speed up this process.

"It's going on in an orderly manner, where are you?"

The acquiring company and the acquired company do similar work at this time.

However, unlike the company that initiated the acquisition, among the legal advisers hired by the acquired company, there must be a law firm that is good at corporate litigation.

In the United States, almost simultaneously with the M&A case, there are various lawsuits, mainly the shareholders of the acquired company, who believe that the board of directors of the company has violated the fiduciary responsibility and agreed to the acquisition terms, which are not in line with the interests of minority shareholders.

These lawsuits are usually nuisance lawsuits, which generally do not affect the overall situation, but only affect the expenditure. In order to settle, the company generally has to pay the plaintiff's lawyer's fee, which averages between 1 million and 3 million...

In short, once the acquisition is initiated, there is really money everywhere.

"It's ready," Murdoch sounded excited and expectant. "Looking forward to our public meeting as soon as possible,"

"me too,"

The next time they meet publicly, it will only be when the two companies announce the acquisition agreement.

By that time, it will mean the biggest resistance to the acquisition. As a result of Murdoch's shareholder meeting, an absolute majority agrees to the acquisition.

The rest is the approval of the relevant U.S. government regulatory agencies. For a company founded by Merbark that is not large in scale, does not involve key areas, and does not have monopoly, such approval is just a procedure. It's just time, there will be no twists and turns.

What's more, those investment banks and law firms that paid high prices before will take the initiative to play a role in this process.

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The relevant industries in the United States have rich experience in this area. Three days later, in a small building that was temporarily vacated, various people hired by Feng Yiping with high salaries gathered on time.

Whether it is the managing director (MD) of an investment bank or the named partner (namepartner) of a law firm, they all immediately put into work.

On the contrary, Feng Yiping, who had been so busy before, was now free to listen to their reports every day, or to call their leaders together for a meeting with Buchanan and the others.

The working hours were longer than the few days in Seattle, but the intensity was not as great as those days. Those days were the decisive days. The meeting between Feng Yiping and the board of directors there determined the nature and difficulty of the acquisition. .

The most critical problems were solved smoothly according to my own wishes. The following tasks were mainly transactional, and the challenges were not difficult. I carried out all the tasks step by step to the end, and finally integrated them into a plan.

However, for Feng Yiping, who majors in finance, this is a rare opportunity for actual combat, because there will be many similar actions planned. He took this opportunity to wander around investment banks, law firms, accounting companies, public relations companies, etc., thinking Try to learn as much as possible about the operating models of these companies, not seeking refinement, but seeking blogs.

After a few days, he really learned a lot, or in other words, the theories in the books before finally had the opportunity to combine them with practice, and he enjoyed the process very much.

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"There is a meeting tonight, and I can't come back for dinner. No problem, I will come back as soon as possible," Feng Yiping held the phone and waved to the person who greeted him outside the window.

"Hey Yiping, don't you want to eat?" This should be a guy in the company who calls himself by his own name. It's not weird at all, and he can even speak Mandarin very standard.

This buddy, in fact, can also be called an uncle, maybe it is more accurate to call him a mature man. He is from the Northeast and graduated from Harvard Law School. In the past two years when the US economy was so sluggish, he was actually called by Baker McKenzie. The employment of a well-known international firm is a testament to his ability.

"What about you, don't you want to go to the restaurant?"

"In an hour and a half, we can go to the city to find Chinese food,"

I don't know whether it was the law firm's instruction or his own intention. In the past few days, this Nelson Chen has been looking for opportunities to contact Feng Yiping in private.

There are two possibilities. Their firm needs to establish a good relationship with people like Feng Yiping. As for himself, if he can have a good personal friendship with Feng Yiping, then this will also be his capital.

"Okay, I know a few decent restaurants,"

"Ha, are you all there?" Accompanied by a gust of fragrant wind, an Asian beauty wearing a classic Chanel suit walked in with a smile.

Nelson Chen smiled helplessly, "Hi, Emilia,"

The one who came was another law firm among the legal advisors, Emilia Lin, a low-level lawyer from Memmers, also located in Chicago.

She is from Hong Kong, and immigrated to the United States with her mother after elementary school. Now it can be said that she has been completely westernized. If Chen still retains many domestic customs, she really has very few.

Like Chen, in the past two days, she has always been close to Feng Yiping, and she can't figure out whether it is because of personal reasons or company reasons.

Emilia has mixed Australian blood and darker skin color, but her facial features are exquisite, which is very in line with the aesthetics of oriental people. On the right corner of her mouth, there is a faint beauty mole, which is even more pretty.

It is particularly worth mentioning that the mixed-race has advantages in some aspects. Her figure is really good. To be exact, she is a bit hot, not inferior to sister Zhiling who has already emerged at this time.

Moreover, because of her habits and culture, her dress is definitely in line with the American trend. She is confident and bold, and does not hesitate to show off her good figure. To be fair, eating with her should improve her appetite.

"Hi Feng," Emilia tossed her long wavy hair, "where are you going to eat tonight?"

This light mature woman is very direct.

"I just discussed with Chen about taking him to a Chinese restaurant in the city. Are you interested?"

"Okay, your recommendation is definitely not wrong,"

"I really can't guarantee this. To be honest, in order to eat regular Chinese food here, I have the idea of ​​opening my own restaurant,"

"That's a good idea," Chen said with a smile. "As far as I know, there are more and more international students working in Silicon Valley, and many of them have already worked their way up to management positions. The income is not low. There is a need for this,"

"You think it's good, don't you? After I've been busy for a while, I really want to make a good plan and open a very distinctive and very authentic Chinese restaurant,"

Emilia, who was sitting in Yajun's passenger seat, let her long hair flutter wantonly in the wind, "California's climate is more pleasant than Chicago's. Yiping, do you think there are more job opportunities here?"

"I really don't know about your business. By the way, apart from the two of you, there is also an Asian in the law firm. Is it true that Asians account for a large proportion of high-end law firms in the United States? "Feng Yiping changed the subject calmly.

"That one is Smecta from South Korea," Chen said with a smile, "It's not that we account for a large proportion in the law firm, but that we account for a large proportion in corporate lawyers. In fact, it is because of the problem of accent. Generally, lawyers who can speak English will not be hired to defend,”

As a judicial industry that accounts for more than a quarter of the GDP of the United States, American law firms divide their businesses into very small categories. The largest classification is litigation lawyers and corporate lawyers, that is, litigation lawyers and corporate lawyers.

The former is for litigation in court, while the latter is specialized in transactions, such as securities, financing, mergers and acquisitions, etc., mainly writing transaction documents.

"I see!"

"It's not because of this reason. At first I wanted to study business, but later I studied law for some reasons, but I am still very interested in business. I also minored in many business school courses in law school, so I chose to be a corporate lawyer,"

"Feng, do you think there are many job opportunities in San Francisco for a comprehensive talent like me?" She continued to ask the question just now.

"I really don't understand that,"

"Do you have legal counsel?"

"Our firm has the best law firm in San Francisco as a consultant,"

"So, do you need a consultant or assistant personally? Your current secretary can only help you with scheduling and other tasks, and cannot provide timely advice for your decision-making, but I am different,"

She simply turned around and seriously recommended herself to Feng Yiping, "Look, I understand Chinese culture, American business laws, and business operations. I am definitely a good candidate for your assistant,"

"Indeed, if you really have such an idea, I can recommend it to some friends,"

What Emilia said is actually correct. It is really easy to have someone like her as an assistant, but if possible, Feng Yiping will still choose Chen in the back seat.

He knew his weakness. If such a direct, bold, charming and charming beauty was always by his side, it would be a torment and a test for him. Even if Huang Jingping had no objection, he himself would object.

"As for me, I actually have an assistant team in China, but I didn't bring them here this time,"

"Yiping, what do you think about my prospects if I go back to China now?" Chen in the back seat helped in time.

"That's naturally good. There will definitely be more and more similar cross-border mergers and acquisitions in China in the future. Professionals like you have a lot of room to play. However, it is best to be able to work in a big firm like Baker Mackenzie. Do it for a few more years, accumulate qualifications and experience, and it will definitely be more sought after when you return to China.”

Emilia was a little dissatisfied that Chen interrupted her conversation with Feng Yiping, "You have spent a lot of time in the United States, and you also need an assistant team. I am fully qualified for this position. For example, this time, if you have an assistant like me , will definitely share a large part of the pressure for you, and you will definitely be more relaxed and have more time to focus on other work,"

This sister, really!

"We are currently looking for a vice president to manage these aspects, and I won't need to ask in detail in the future. By the way, you are both in Chicago. Have you met before?"

"Chen, is your other half looking for a Westerner, or a beautiful oriental beauty like Emilia?" Feng Yiping turned from defense to offense.

Not to mention, the two in front of him, the more he looks, the more suitable they are. A high-quality mature man and a sexy young mature woman are a good match!

"Ah?" Chen was a little surprised, and a little flustered, Emilia gave Feng Yiping a cold look, and stopped talking.

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