Chapter 1481: Kirin Capital Fundraising

'Mr. Jacob, are you sure you want to trade the shares of Rothschild Investment Bank?'

Steve Calvin's face was very serious, and his gaze was fixed on Jacob Rothschild.

Jacob Rothschild nodded calmly, 'I'm sure I know what I'm talking about.'

Steve Calvin felt a mixture of emotions, and took a sip of coffee to calm himself down. He said in an inexplicable tone, 'I didn't think you would be willing to give up the shares of this company. If the news were to come out, I believe many people would find it hard to believe.'

'Perhaps, it will make many people think inappropriate thoughts.'

Jacob Rothschild could hear the deep meaning in Steve Calvin's words.

With a smile, he calmly explained, 'Mr. Steve, if anyone really thinks that the power of our Rothschild family has been seriously undermined, then he will regret it.'

Steve Calvin didn't say anything else, and he leaned back on the sofa, deep in thought, as he fought an intense internal battle.

The Calvin family owned 21.47% of the equity of Cerberus Capital, and the Calvin family didn't have much in the way of assets other than this one, so they couldn't afford to increase their stake.

And in this situation, I don't think any bank would dare to provide him with a large mortgage.

After asking himself, he could not resist the attack from Morgan Stanley.

He was not confident in defending himself!

If Theros Capital was controlled by Morgan Stanley, then his fate would be as Jacob Rothschild had said.

After all, the Calvin family's roots were in Europe...

After pondering for a long time,

Steve Calvin had already made up his mind, and he sat up straight again, looking at Jacob Rothschild.

The latter saw this and gave a smile, asking:

'Mr Steve, what's your decision?'

'In principle I agree, but the price must be right,' said Steve Calvin solemnly.

Jacob Rothschild nodded without hesitation: 'Of course, none of us can lose out.'

'You can even get more!'

There's no such thing as a free lunch!

Steve Calvin immediately asked, 'So what do I have to give?'

Jacob Rothschild said, 'Convince as many shareholders as possible to agree to our merger. The lower the price, the higher your commission will be, and you can exchange the commission for equity.'

'As for the value of your equity, it will be calculated separately.'

Steve Calvin of course would not refuse to do something that benefits himself at the expense of others.

Besides, he couldn't afford to drag his feet.

'Of course it's fine.'

'Then let's talk about the valuation of the two companies...'

...

'My, my, John Chris Morgan must be fuming at this point!'

Xiangjiang, Xia Yu couldn't help but shake his head and laugh as he watched the news coming from London.

However, Xia Yu still admired the Rothschild family's efficiency.

It was clear from public opinion that, in the face of Rothschild Investment Bank's sudden appearance, Thibault Capital had been very cooperative, quite like a lover who is very understanding of his lover's feelings.

And the response of Cerberus Capital was also very swift.

The board of directors had already initially passed a resolution to be acquired by Rothschild Investment Bank.

In this way, Morgan Stanley was caught off guard.

In terms of this situation, Xia Yu no longer had a good impression of Morgan Stanley's plan to acquire Cerberus Capital.

With the top management of both sides having reached an agreement.

Unless John Chris Morgan is willing to pay an extremely high price to snatch the shares of some shareholders of Cerberus Capital, and then forcefully interrupt the merger process between Rothschild Investment Bank and Cerberus Capital, and then slowly take advantage of the chaotic situation.

However, in this way, a takeover battle that should have been carried out lightning-fast has turned into a quagmire.

In the current situation of the European capital market, this is undoubtedly the worst choice.

The choice depends on whether John Chris Morgan can swallow his pride for the time being.

'Forget it, there have been many feuds between Morgan and the Rothschild family, let them go their own way.'

'I'd better take care of myself first.'

'Intelligence shows that local European capital has already begun to band together in resistance, so we must speed up the pace of our actions.'

His gaze skimmed over the intelligence and he saw the actions of forces such as the German consortium and the Agnelli family, Xia Yu's expression became slightly solemn.

According to his original strategy, in order to expand his influence in Europe, he would inevitably have to deal with the old established forces.

But now many forces have obviously joined forces with the Rothschild family, which means that others have already made a choice for him.

In that case, he would save himself the trouble of wasting time and energy.

Just do it, and kill anyone who dares to get in your way!

Xia Yu picked up the phone and dialed George Berkeley.

The call was quickly connected.

'Hello, George... Speed up the progress of all acquisitions, especially the acquisition of the Schroder Group, which must not fail...'

After giving George Berkeley some advice, Xia Yu hung up the phone.

He lifted his teacup and was about to drink some tea when the knock on the door suddenly sounded.

'Come in!'

After the door opened, Wang Qi's figure appeared.

'Chairman, the results of the fundraising are in!'

As soon as he came over, Wang Qi went straight to the point.

Xia Yu gave a smile and asked curiously, 'How many billion was raised? Was the quota full?'

Wang Qi handed Xia Yu the fundraising statistics and said, 'Chairman, the quotas for the 7 newly established funds, which set a total of 60 billion Hong Kong dollars, have all been filled!'

'The enthusiasm of investors for this fundraising was very high, and it also attracted the attention of some national social security institutions and sovereign funds. If we hadn't set a quota limit, I was confident that we would raise more than 100 billion Hong Kong dollars this time!'

Xia Yu laughed and said, 'We have to take things one step at a time. Although Kylin Capital had a good track record last year, it still lacks mid-to-high-end talent. It's not a good idea to overeat.'

'You're right!' Wang Qi said, licking his lips.

Xia Yu ignored him and went through the fundraising report.

This time, the seven funds newly established by Kylin Capital for this fundraising are Kylin Bond 3, Kylin Bond 4, Kylin Hang Seng Index 3, Kylin Hang Seng Index 4, Kylin Tianyi Mixed 3, Kylin Tianyi Mixed 4, and Kylin Global Selection 1!

The first six funds, with the backing of the old brands, are highly sought after by investors when the original six funds are not open for fundraising.

However, considering the current size of the Hong Kong stock market and some subsequent plans, Xia Yu did not allow unrestricted fundraising, and all were given a limited amount, and fundraising will stop when the limit is reached.

Unlike last year when fundraising was first launched, there was no limit on fundraising before the deadline.

This time, the six funds, except Kirin Global Selection No. 1, raised a total of 45 billion Hong Kong dollars!

Kirin Global Select Fund 1, on the other hand, raised HK$15 billion and targeted capital markets outside Hong Kong.

For Kirin Capital, this Kirin Select Fund 1 is the most important business target this year.

After reading the fundraising report, Xia Yu placed it on the desktop.

'Wang Qi, Kirin Capital has already taken a good first step. This second step is to prove to investors that Kirin Capital is not only capable of doing well in the Hong Kong market, but can also create brilliance in global investment.'

'If this step is taken well, Kirin Capital will be able to make great strides next year.'

Hearing Xia Yu's words, Wang Qi took a deep breath and nodded solemnly, 'Chairman, I understand what you mean!'

Xia Yu nodded slightly, 'Don't worry, there is still a good opportunity this year.'

'You should pick a good investment target as soon as possible and spend the money first. I will let you know when the time is right.'

Wang Qi was taken aback. Although he was curious, he didn't ask any more questions. He nodded: 'Okay, I will speed up the construction of the overseas branch and ensure that there will be enough manpower by then.'

'Mm!'

'You go ahead.'

'Okay! Chairman, I won't disturb you anymore.'

After saying that, Wang Qi left Xia Yu's office.

After finishing his cup of tea, Xia Yu tidied up the documents on the desk, including the fundraising report, which he threw directly into the shredder.

As for the intelligence on Europe, he read it again, lingering a little longer on the Francisco family in Spain and the Wallenberg family in Sweden, before throwing it into the shredder as well.