Chapter 986 European Missile Group

So far, Barron has held more than 15% of BAE Systems through the Cavendish Trust and funds under DS Group and Standard Chartered Merrill Lynch.

It can be said that BAE Systems' shares are very dispersed. Although he only controls 15% of BAE Systems' shares, Barron was already the largest shareholder of the largest weapons manufacturing company in England - before he entered BAE Systems. , the company’s largest single shareholder is Barclays, which holds less than 5% of its shares…

It can be said that the shares of BAE Systems that can obtain these shares are already considered the current limit of Barron's - in addition to having bought the shares of institutions willing to sell shares, their absorption in the secondary market, We can't continue, because the circulation volume is not high anymore, and if we buy again, the stock price will rise in a straight line...

After all, BAE Systems is one of the major military equipment suppliers in the United States, Britain, and some European countries...

It is worth mentioning here that although the American branch of BAE Systems is the main military equipment supplier to the American military, it is also because of this that according to relevant regulations, its American branch is basically operated independently. Even Barron Being the largest shareholder of BAE Systems makes it difficult to intervene in some matters of the American branch, otherwise it will inevitably affect the company's sales to the American military.

The reason why BAE Systems is mentioned is that it is one of the major shareholders of the European Missile Group and holds 37.5% of the shares of the European Missile Group.

Although Barron said that Cameron only needs to make a gesture of cooperating with Britain and Europe to develop strategic missiles, if possible, he still hopes that this research can start now instead of waiting a few years. Years later, after the Russo-Ukrainian War, Britain discovered its shortcomings in long-range missiles, and then joined Europe's strategic missile research and development.

European Missile Group is the world's second-largest missile manufacturer after the American Raytheon Company. It is also the only manufacturer in the world that can simultaneously develop current and future missile systems for the three armed forces.

Therefore, if Europe jointly develops strategic missiles, it must be done through the European Missile Group.

The European Missile Group currently includes capital holdings from the UK, France, Germany and Italy. Among them, Aerospace-Matra Missiles, a subsidiary of the European Aerospace Defense Group, a joint venture between France and Germany, holds 37.5% of its shares, and BAE Systems holds 37.5% of its shares. 37.5% of the shares, with Italian group Finmeccanica holding 25%.

In this way, by controlling BAE Systems to a certain extent, Barron will be able to exert certain influence on the European Missile Group.

But in the final analysis, projects such as the development of strategic missiles, which require huge investments but do not have much return from a commercial perspective, naturally need to be carried out through government investment.

It is said that the return will not be too big, and it is also restricted by the relevant military framework of NATO-if it is really open to selling, then apart from other things, the wealthy people in the Middle East alone will dare to spend large amounts of orders, but this is impossible After all, Europe is now militarily bound to NATO, and the leader of NATO is the United States. How could it allow the regional "balance" established by them to be broken?

Therefore, not to mention the great difficulties in research and development - after all, before this, not only Britain, but also all European countries except France were within the framework of NATO and relied on the "military protection" of the United States. It can be said that in strategic missiles The research and development itself is lagging far behind. Before this, the main business of the European Missile Group was anti-aircraft missiles and air-to-air missiles...

Even if the research and development results are achieved, their products will only be provided to some countries within the NATO framework. You must know that the United States has always been "lenient to itself and strict to others", although they will withdraw from the "Intermediate-Range Missile Treaty" later. , but it does not affect their strict review of arms exports from other countries, especially within the NATO framework.

But even so, if it obtains the support of the relevant governments, the research and development of strategic missiles can still be a relatively stable and profitable business - the government is often willing to invest money in such strategic security-related projects.

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"The people of Ukraine have made the right choice. We support the upcoming general election in Ukraine. We also believe that under the leadership of the Danzi civilization, this country will be fully integrated into the European family in the near future..."

In early March, the British Secretary of State for Business, Skills and Innovation, Joe Harriman, visited Ukraine and made a public speech in support of Ukraine’s liberation process.

In addition to gestures of support, Joe Harriman was also accompanied by some British business representatives. After expressing their optimism for Ukraine's future and hoping that it could be stabilized as soon as possible, including the European Wealth Fund in British capital in the country has also expressed its willingness to invest in Ukraine, which involves agriculture, mining and finance.

According to the latest opinion polls, the Conservative Party's support rate in Britain has declined. In this regard, Cameron is preparing to make adjustments to the cabinet before the general election.

William Hague has stated that he is willing to give up his post as Foreign Secretary and will serve as Speaker of the House of Commons after a cabinet reshuffle.

Because of her "excellent work", Jo Harriman will take over from William Hague and become the second female foreign minister in British history after Margaret Beckett in the Blair era.

At Joe Harriman's age, if he had not had the foreshadowing of the previous two cabinet positions, it would be impossible for him to serve as Foreign Secretary, one of the core members of the cabinet.

Even so, the competition for Foreign Secretary was still fierce enough, but Cameron chose Joe Harriman after listening to the opinions of Barron and William Hague.

Therefore, before taking up his new position, Joe Harriman also took advantage of the current opportunity to lead the team to Ukraine, on the one hand to "show his face" in such a hot spot that attracts global attention, and on the other hand to help the European Wealth Fund controlled by Barron to cooperate with Ukraine.

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Like Russia in the past, after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Ukraine's land, mining, energy and other industries fell into the hands of oligarchs, and the lives of ordinary Ukrainian people can be said to be worse year by year - Ukraine, which has rich resources, was once the country with the lowest per capita income in Europe.

Now that Ukraine has once again sided with the United States and the West, the oligarchs in their country are also happy to cooperate with the European Wealth Fund to help them transfer part of their assets to European countries including Britain, thereby obtaining an additional layer of protection.