Chapter 1432: Spending Hundreds of Billions of Hong Kong Dollars to Acquire Inchcape Group!

Historically.

Among the four major foreign companies in Hong Kong, Hutchison Whampoa was swallowed up by Li Jiacheng, Wheelock was swallowed up by Bao Yugang, and Jardine Matheson was saved by the Keswick family. Although part of Swire was divided, the Swire family finally saved Swire.

However, among the four major foreign companies, except for the Swire family of the Swire family, all others were swallowed up by Yang Ming and the Imperial Group.

Moreover, even if it is the Swire family of the Swire family, its most important business, including aviation, has lost a lot of market share in China Airlines, and the Imperial Group is already the second largest shareholder of China Airlines. In terms of cola, the Imperial Group's Delicious Coca-Cola and Red Bull have taken away a lot of Swire's Coca-Cola market in the beverage market.

As for other industries, including sugar production, Swire has long been abandoned.

In fact, among the British foreign companies in Hong Kong, there are really no big impacts.

Except for the Kadoorie family's China Power, that is, the Inchcape, which is known as the last foreign company in Hong Kong.

Since the end of the 1970s, Yang Ming and the Empire Group have been swallowing up other British-owned foreign companies in Hong Kong, allowing the Empire Group to continue to expand.

However, Yingzhijie has been developing better and better over the years, and its scale is actually comparable to the four major foreign companies in the past, and even stronger than Jardine Matheson and Swire.

What others did not expect was that Yang Ming had already set his sights on Yingzhijie.

In fact, when Yang Ming swallowed up the Great Eastern Telegraph Group in Hong Kong, he had set his sights on Yingzhijie, but he had never taken action against Yingzhijie.

So that Yingzhijie's scale has now expanded to this extent.

Of course, Yingzhijie is headquartered in London and is also listed in London. It is actually somewhat different from the four major foreign companies.

However, Yingzhijie's main business is still in Hong Kong and Asia.

Although Yingzhijie's business is spread all over the world, its specific business and profits are in the Asia-Pacific region.

"Boss, are you going to swallow Yingzhijie?" Huo Jianning asked tentatively.

"Yes, before 97 comes, we must swallow this foreign company."

If that's the case.

I'm afraid it's a bit difficult.

Now Yingzhijie has developed to this extent, and Yingzhijie's headquarters is in London, it is also listed in London, and its shareholders are also in Country Y.

Although the first Chinese boss of Yingzhijie is Zheng Mingshun from Hong Kong.

However, this boss is different from Shen Yi.

The other party is actually just a senior professional manager, and the real decision-making power is still the shareholder of Yingzhijie's directors in Country Y.

"Boss, we need to make preparations in Hong Kong and London."

According to Huo Jianning's idea.

Among them, in London, try to acquire Yingzhijie's shares, especially the shares of some major shareholders.

However, if Yingzhijie is targeted by the Empire Group and Sir Yang, Yingzhijie's major shareholders, including the McKee family, the founder of Yingzhijie, will not easily give up Yingzhijie.

Because the current situation is different from the 1970s and 1980s, although Country Y is also undergoing large-scale privatization, the Empire Group has swallowed up most of these privatized large companies.

However, now that Inchchip is doing very well and making good profits, how could it be possible to sell Inchchip to Empire Group and Sir Yang?

Moreover, the McKee family still controls Inchchip, and it is impossible for them to let go easily.

"You need to confirm this."

Yang Ming is going to hand over the acquisition of Inchchip to the cabinet.

Before Inchchip is really swallowed up, this matter cannot be made public.

In other words, Yang Ming is going to hand it over to Mai Lisi, Huo Jianning, Ma Shimin, and Wei Li.

This acquisition of Inchchip may require hundreds of billions of Hong Kong dollars, which may be the largest acquisition in the history of Empire Group in recent years.

However, Yang Ming thinks it is still worth it.

Now that Empire Group has sufficient funds, it is impossible for him not to continue to invest in it to acquire and swallow up more good large companies.

Now, Huo Jianning is the first time to know about Yang Ming's huge acquisition plan, and Huo Jianning is also very surprised.

"Boss, does anyone else know about this?"

"No, except you, no one else knows."

People like Lin Xiuzhi, He Chaoxun, and even Mai Lisi don't know yet.

However, Ye Chen had this idea and plan long ago.

Perhaps most people in Hong Kong, including people from Y country, could not believe that Empire Group and Sir Yang had already set their sights on Yingzhijie.

Huo Jianning was also very excited when he heard the boss say that, which showed that the boss trusted him very much.

Yang Ming's attention to Huo Jianning was actually the same as Li Jiacheng's attention to Huo Jianning in history.

Of course, Yang Ming still attached great importance to Mai Lisi, Ma Shimin, and even Wei Li.

It was a little after nine o'clock in the evening.

When Yang Ming and Huo Jianning were almost done talking, he asked Lin Xiuzhi to notify Mai Lisi, Ma Shimin, and Wei Li to come and see him.

The three of them had not rested yet, and suddenly heard a call from Secretary Lin, and the three of them knew something was wrong.

When the three of them came over, they saw Huo Jianning and learned that Huo Jianning had returned to Hong Kong in the afternoon, which meant that the acquisition of Barings Bank had come to an end.

Empire Group will once again own a multinational bank for more than two hundred years.

"Malley, Ma Shimin, Wei Li, we called you here to discuss the acquisition of Yingzhijie."

Acquire Yingzhijie?

The three of them were also very shocked when they heard this.

InnoBank is still very low-key in Hong Kong, but its strength has long surpassed that of Taikoo, so it is known as the last British bank in Hong Kong.

What the three did not expect was that the boss did not even intend to let go of the last British bank, but to swallow it up.

"Boss, InnoBank's market value in London is very high now. If you want to acquire it, I'm afraid you will have to spend hundreds of billions of Hong Kong dollars."

It was really terrifying to spend hundreds of billions of Hong Kong dollars to acquire a company in the 1990s.

If it were converted into US dollars, it would also cost more than 10 billion US dollars. If it were to be spread out, it would definitely shock the world.

In fact, the market value of Huifeng Bank has exceeded 200 billion Hong Kong dollars, and the market value of Hengtie Bank has exceeded 100 billion Hong Kong dollars. The market value of InnoBank is only slightly behind Huifeng Bank, with a market value of more than 100 billion Hong Kong dollars. It is also ranked at the top in terms of the market value of listed companies in London.

"Don't worry about the money, but we must absolutely control this company."

Yang Ming and the four people agreed.

As for how to acquire and swallow up this foreign bank, it was decided by these four people.

Yang Ming came out of the study.

Mai Lisi, Ma Shimin, Wei Li, Huo Jianning, especially Mai Lisi, they didn't expect that the boss had just swallowed up the old Barings Bank.

Now he is going to swallow up the Inchcape Group.

In fact, compared with the Barings Bank, the influence of the Inchcape Group is much greater in all aspects.