Chapter 3845 I Hope You Fail
Marry? Hearing this word, Jessica felt inexplicably happy and looked at Lin Feng shyly. 冰x-on:火!中文 .
Lin Feng was also stunned for a moment, but then smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Get married, Bill, do you think it's the right time for me to get married now?" Lin Feng asked.
Clinton thought about it and shook his head helplessly. Indeed, getting married is the most perfect way to solve this problem, but it is obvious that Lin Feng can't get married now. This guy has too many confidantes, and if he really marries an American girl, the Chinese government may have some opinions. At least in the eyes of the Chinese government, they can accept an American daughter-in-law, but they may not accept Lin Feng as an American son-in-law.
"Then take the first option. Find an American bank, use the future shares of Chrysler as collateral, and make a loan, nothing for nothing!" Lin Feng decided. As for the second option, adding another partner, Lin Feng would definitely not agree. This option is undoubtedly the stupidest.
"Okay, then we'll take the first option. Abby will select the financing bank, and pick a financing bank that is not hostile to you!" Clinton said with a smile.
Lin Feng nodded. This is the best. Lin Feng is afraid that those guys from 'g23' are playing tricks behind the scenes. Although it's just a car company, it's not enough to subvert the business empire that Lin Feng has built. But it's annoying after all, isn't it!
Clinton acted quickly, or the investment institution built by Abby Cohen worked very quickly. The next day, an American bank was found to be willing to fund Jessica's investment in the acquisition of Chrysler. And this American bank is Goldman Sachs.
Choosing Goldman Sachs is very simple. There are two reasons. Abby Cohen used to work here and is very familiar with its capital operation, and loans are convenient and fast. The second reason is that Goldman Sachs was founded by German immigrant Marcus Goldman in 1869. Of course, over the years, after more than a hundred years of development, the boss behind it, or who really owns its equity, has become a mystery. However, compared with other banks in the United States, Goldman Sachs is still the most sincere one that Abby Cohen can choose. After all, most other banks in the United States are under the control of ‘g23’, and of course Goldman Sachs may also be controlled by it.
But Abby Cohen has worked here before, and has some sources of gossip. In the future, if Goldman Sachs wants to do something, she can also know in advance. This is much better than in other American banks. Moreover, few banks will lend Jessica 3.5-4 billion US dollars to acquire Chrysler.
That afternoon, Lin Feng and Jessica met with Jurgen Schrempp, president of Daimler-Chrysler Group, the parent company of Chrysler Group, and Robert Eaton, vice president, under the guidance of Clinton.
Daimler-Chrysler Group,
was originally two companies. In 1998, Daimler-Benz and Chrysler Corporation merged with a total of 38 billion US dollars. It was the largest merger in the automotive industry in history. Originally, the two companies were interested in each other's market. Daimler-Benz is the largest automobile manufacturer in Germany, occupying a huge market in Europe, but its share in the North American market can only reach 120,000. Chrysler can sell 30,000 vehicles a year in the North American market, but only occupies 1% of the market share in the European market. The merger of the two companies is for each other's market share, hoping to achieve a win-win situation. But the result is a lose-lose situation.
The Mercedes-Benz series, which was originally profitable by Daimler Group, was forced to use its profits to fill the hundreds of millions of dollars of holes in Chrysler, which made Daimler extremely depressed. Under the heavy pressure of employee social security and the hopelessness of Chrysler turning losses into profits, it hopes to sell it to get rid of the predicament.
"Hi, Mr. Lin, I'm glad we can sit down and negotiate!" Jurgen Schrempp said with a smile. The EU still has a good impression of Lin Feng.
"Mr. Schrempp, I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation!" Lin Feng said with a smile, "But the protagonist of this acquisition is her, the beautiful Miss Jessica Alba." Lin Feng pushed Jessica Alba out.
Schrempp was stunned. Although he saw Jessica's name in this negotiation, he instinctively focused on Lin Feng. After all, Jessica was just an actress. It was a little unbelievable for the old-fashioned German Schrempp to participate in such a major acquisition. But he still respected Jessica.
"Beautiful Miss Alba, I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation this time!" Schrempp smiled and greeted.
The negotiation went smoothly. Daimler Group intends to divest Chrysler, a non-performing asset, to ease the economic pressure of its main business Mercedes-Benz, while Lin Feng intends to acquire and absorb Chrysler's technology, experience and equipment. Both parties did not haggle over the price. Soon, an agreement was reached. Daimler Group sold all shares of Chrysler subsidiary to Lin Feng at a price of 8.7 billion US dollars. Oh, of course, it should be Jessica, Lin Feng, and "Dongfeng Motor". Of course, the nearly 100 million US dollars of debt carried by Chrysler also belonged to Jessica, Lin Feng and "Dongfeng Motor". As for the equity distribution between Jessica, Lin Feng and 'Shenlong Automobile', that was a matter between the three of them. Of course, it could also be said that it was Lin Feng's business. After all, whether it was Jessica or 'Shenlong Automobile', this matter was completely decided by Lin Feng.
"Mr. Lin, it's a pleasure to work with you. I will have someone report this acquisition to the EU Department of Commerce and wait for its ruling. I believe that with Mr. Lin's reputation and status in Europe, the EU will approve this acquisition soon." Schrempp said with a smile.
The EU agrees! Lin Feng nodded. Such a large-scale acquisition, especially involving the automobile manufacturing industry, naturally requires the EU's approval. However, Lin Feng is naturally not worried about the EU's ban. Because Daimler Group is selling Chrysler, not Mercedes-Benz, and it is Chrysler, which is suffering from extremely serious losses. The EU will only agree, not refuse. On the contrary, if Chrysler is sold, it will be the other way around.
Now we only need to get the approval of the US Department of Commerce. After all, Chrysler Group itself holds 47% of the shares of the joint venture. If the US strongly refuses, the deal is unlikely to succeed.
Wait!
The EU took the lead in approving the deal and agreed that Daimler Group would sell Chrysler to Lin Feng. But the US side is in trouble. The US Department of Commerce is in a fierce discussion about this acquisition. Hawks firmly opposed the deal and believed that Chrysler must not be sold to Lin Feng, but conservatives believed that the protagonist of this acquisition was Jessica Alba. Although her relationship with Lin Feng was well known, there was no difference between her acquisition and Lin Feng's acquisition. However, according to US law, they had no right to interfere. If they interfered forcibly, it would be very easy to get into a lawsuit, and Lin Feng would not give up easily. Moreover, the bank that provided the funds this time was Goldman Sachs, which was a genuine American bank.
"Hey, Bill, do you think the Ministry of Commerce will agree?" Lin Feng asked.
"At present, the possibility of final agreement is relatively high. Because the United States is a legal society, they can't refuse such a deal." Clinton said with a smile, "Lin, I think you think it's best to find an American partner to help you with the acquisition. And you don't have to show up, and it's best if he or she has sufficient funds to make the acquisition. After all, even if the United States is the most open-minded country in the world, it is still very conservative in some things. Especially you are the target of public criticism!"
Lin Feng nodded. In his memory, the only person he can trust completely and has money is Ellison. However, his main business is in the IT industry, so it is unlikely that he will help him acquire other companies. The people around him who have American citizenship and can be fully trusted are Jessica Alba and Liu Yifei, who are also American citizens. Of course, if you really want to say it, his son Lin Jiaqi actually has American citizenship, but his identity has not been exposed.
Liu Yifei? Her family has a background in the United States and is also doing business. But she is still a Chinese face after all, not as pure American as Jessica. Lin Feng thought about how to cultivate his career line. Just like Li Ka-shing's wise choice to let Li Zeju join Canadian citizenship and then acquire Air Canada. Of course, Air Canada is now under the name of Avril, and was sold to Avril by Li Zeju, which is actually sold to himself.
While Lin Feng was waiting for the news of the approval from the US Department of Commerce, Kilpatrick came to visit Lin Feng again, hoping to get Lin Feng's help, and proposed that he could put pressure on the US Department of Commerce, or in other words, he could directly mobilize the rights of Detroit citizens to vote on whether the bill for Lin Feng's acquisition of Chrysler would be passed through a referendum. Because this is a Detroit company, Detroit citizens have the right to decide the future of their city.
"Lin, please, help me once, I can give you more!" Kilpatrick begged.
He thought a lot in the past two days. He even wanted to take a risk and find someone to delete these text messages himself, or bribe the people in the telephone company to delete these text messages. But the risk is too great. Once it is leaked, he will be finished. Finding Lin Feng is the least risky option.
Lin Feng smiled.
"Wait for me to think about it, how about it?" Lin Feng said with a smile.
Kilpatrick left again in frustration, but compared to the last time, he still had more hope this time. After all, Lin Feng said, consider it. Last time, he just let himself go. This is a bit of progress after all.
I hope the US Department of Commerce will terminate this transaction! Mayor Kilpatrick muttered silently in his heart. That way, he can help Lin Feng and show his value. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and reward (this site). Your support is my greatest motivation.)