Chapter 980 Officially Launch the Acquisition of Cathay Pacific

Xia Yu laughed dumbly, shook his head and asked, "Old Bao, are you so sure that I want to kill the Taikoo Consortium?"

Bao Yugang was stunned for a moment, and through Xia Yu's reaction, he realized that he seemed to be thinking wrong.

He said angrily: "A Yu, think about it for yourself, didn't you take the lead in killing the four major British-owned consortiums, the third Hutchison Whampoa and the strongest Jardine Consortium? Not as strong now!"

"Your reputation has already spread. I don't know how many people are wondering when you will attack the remaining two British consortiums, let alone our Chinese capital, even if Norman Shi Yahuai has been on guard."

"You go out and find a colleague and tell him that you are interested in a company of the Taikoo Consortium. Do you think they will think that this is a signal that you want to do something to the entire Taikoo Group?"

Xia Yu didn't expect Bao Yugang to say these words, he frowned and thought, it seems... Is what Bao Yugang really said?

However, his face skills were already perfect, and he didn't feel embarrassed at all. He said with a light smile, "I don't know about this. I'll ask next time I have a chance."

Facing Xia Yu's deaf and dumb behavior, Bao Yugang could only helplessly smile and shake his head.

After joking a little, Xia Yu smiled slightly, and said to Bao Yugang: "Old Bao, we have not reached this stage yet. There are two less British consortiums, and the impact is already great. If it is not necessary, the Taikoo Consortium and Wheelock may keep it as a buffer for the time being, and we will talk about the future.”

"I just want to buy Cathay Pacific now!"

Bao Yugang nodded slightly, thought for a while and said, "I remember that Swire Pacific, the parent company of Cathay Pacific, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Swire Pacific, right?"

Xia Yu nodded and said, "Yes."

After finishing speaking, Xia Yu took out a folded blueprint from his bag and handed it to Bao Yugang, saying, "Old Bao, you will understand after reading it. This is the shareholding diagram of Swire Airlines and its subsidiaries."

Bao Yugang immediately took it over and opened it, and looked at it carefully.

Xia Yu drank tea to himself, waiting for Bao Yugang to finish reading.

About five minutes later, Bao Yu just recovered from his thoughts and asked Xia Yu: "A Yu, although Swire Airlines only holds 42% of Cathay Pacific Airways, but it is controlled by Swire Airlines. The shares held by Hong Kong Airport Ground Service Company and Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company have reached 51%.”

"And considering your current relationship with HSBC, and considering the relationship between HSBC and the Swire Consortium, Shen Bi may not be willing to sell your 20% stake to you."

"And the relationship between the Song family and the Shi Yahuai family is not bad."

"Looking at it like this, Cathay Pacific is hard to say!"

"What do you plan to do, whatever you need me to do, just say it, I promise to do my best!"

Xia Yu said with a smile: "Old Bao, thank you, but don't make a ticket so quickly, and then decide whether it is suitable for you to help after you hear it."

Bao Yugang smiled and said: "What is suitable or not, based on our relationship and your personality, if it makes me embarrassed, you will not bring it up. Since you are here, believe me, why are you polite to me? !"

Xia Yu laughed and said aloud, "Then I'll make it clear, listen to my thoughts."

"According to the actual situation of Cathay Pacific, we can only use roundabout tactics to outsmart it, so I plan to catch a few fish and let the Shi Yahuai family bite the hook!"

"Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC Bank and the Song Family, I will find a way to get them. In addition, my goal is to hold a 5% stake in the Hong Kong Airport Ground Service Company."

"Look at the equity of the Hong Kong Airport Ground Service Company.

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Speaking of this, Xia Yu pointed to a position on the shareholding structure chart in Bao Yugang's hands.

"Swire Pacific only holds 41 percent of its shares, then Cathay Pacific holds 4 percent, for a total of 45 percent, and the remaining 55 percent is in Cao Guangbiao, Lao Huo and my hands."

"I'm not worried about Lao Huo's equity. Cao Guangbiao's me is also sure to buy it secretly, so the most important thing is to let Swire Airlines willingly take out at least 12% of the equity."

"Under normal circumstances, Swire Airlines would not be willing to take out equity, but the only thing that Swire Airlines covets is your equity in Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminal Company."

"I hope that you can exchange a part of the equity and Swire Airlines for the equity of the Hong Kong Airport Ground Service Company while maintaining the controlling interest of more than 67% of the Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminal Company, and then transfer the equity to me, I took a time lag to complete absolute control of the Hong Kong Airport Ground Handling Service Company, restructured the board of directors, and forcibly passed the transfer of the 5% shareholding in Cathay Pacific."

"I know that if you want to successfully acquire more than half of Cathay Pacific's equity, you need a very high level of collaborative action. Maybe you can successfully exchange the equity and sell it to me, but I may not be able to succeed, but this is the current situation. The method with the highest success rate in the case of a full-scale war."

After speaking, Xia Yu took a sip of tea and looked at Bao Yugang calmly.

Bao Yugang smiled and nodded and said, "A Yu, I understand what you mean, I've done it!"

"Anyway, as long as the absolute controlling stake of Xiangjiang Air Cargo Terminal Company is with me, I can dilute the equity of Swire Airlines at any time. If they turn their face at that time, there is a chance to force them to withdraw."

"My only worry is that Norman Shea won't be able to take this trick!"

"And your plan also has a loophole, that is, among the shareholders of the Hong Kong Airport Ground Service Company, there are also Cao Guangbiao, Lao Huo and your Jiuding Industrial Group. Norman Shi Yahuai will definitely suspect that you, Lao Huo, and Cao Guangbiao are all Understand, why do they have to spend a lot of money to replace their equity, is there some conspiracy?"

Xia Yu looked thoughtful, nodded and said: "Old Bao, let's do this, I will let a British company that has nothing to do with us buy Cao Guangbiao's equity in advance, and then Lao Huo's equity, you will find an excuse to say It has been used for mortgage loans, and I can have fake certificates and contracts forged. As for my equity, I can tell Swire Airlines that it has been acquired by you.”

Bao Yugang frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's barely justifiable to do so. I bought 15% of the shares held by Jiuding Industrial Group. Give me 12 to 15 percent of the equity, they are still the largest shareholder, and I surpassed Cao Guangbiao as the second largest shareholder, this reason should be fine."

"Okay, just do what you said. You can buy Cao Guangbiao's equity as soon as possible, so I can act."

"No problem!" Xia Yu said with a smile.

Then he poured tea on Bao Yugang and his own teacups, raised the cups and said with a smile: "Old Bao, thank you!"

"Thank you, it's just a little effort!"

Bao Yugang smiled nonchalantly, and also raised his teacup to signal to Xia Yu.

After the matter was settled, Xia Yu chatted with Bao Yugang for nearly an hour. Seeing that it was late, he said goodbye and left.

Early the next morning, Xia Yu immediately found Gars Liddell and told him to ask Standard Chartered Bank to come forward and buy the equity of Xiangjiang Ground Service Company held by Cao Guangbiao.

Cao Guangbiao has a relatively deep business relationship with Standard Chartered Bank. His Taiping Blanket Company and Yongxin Enterprise Co., Ltd. have both borrowed money from Standard Chartered Bank and let Standard Chartered Bank come forward to buy him. Presumably Cao Guangbiao will agree more easily.

And Xia Yu also took into account another point. After this acquisition of Cathay Pacific, his relationship with Standard Chartered Bank will arouse suspicion from many people even if it is not exposed.

Therefore, instead of finding another British company to acquire Cao Guangbiao's equity, it is better to let Standard Chartered Bank come forward.

Compared with an unfamiliar British company, the complex business relationship between the Taigu Consortium and Standard Chartered Bank is less likely to arouse Norman Shi Yahuai's suspicion.

Cathay Pacific Hunting Program.

Officially launched!