"There is another interesting thing..."
Daisy said to Barron:
"Someone came to us, it's the Glazer family, he wants to buy shares of Manchester United from us."
Hearing Daisy's words, Barron asked in surprise:
"Don't they know we're also planning to buy Manchester United?"
"I guess it's because of our acquisition of O2 that they think we have limited funds, or maybe they want to test us."
Daisy smiled and said:
"But I also deliberately talked to them a little bit to find out what price they could accept."
"And what was the result?"
"The most they are willing to pay is a 50% premium."
Although Daisy said so, as a competitor of Manchester United Club, this premium may not be the Glazer family's real bottom price.
But speaking of it, at this time, I'm afraid the Glazer family has not yet made up their mind whether to really complete the acquisition of Manchester United Club.
In other words, their choice to initially purchase Manchester United shares from the stock market was also an acquisition strategy similar to "barbarians at the gate."
The so-called "barbarians at the gate" comes from a book in the last century called "Barbarians at the Gate" which records a leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco. It refers to certain hostile takeovers using financial leverage. When they notice that a company's stock price is relatively low, they buy its stock and try to acquire it. Even if the acquisition fails, they can eventually sell it at a high price.
At this time, the Glazer family started to acquire the Manchester United Club with this idea in mind. In their eyes, Barron's DS Capital might be the same, so they took the initiative to contact them, hoping to buy their shares in the Manchester United Club at a premium.
But I'm afraid they are destined to be disappointed. For Manchester United, Barron is a must-win.
The reason is that Manchester United is not only one of the most well-known clubs in the Premier League and even in the whole of Europe, but its profitability is also very strong.
You know, in the original time and space, when Barron was about to be reborn, there was even a Qatari consortium that offered 6 billion euros to buy Manchester United...
…
In the morning, when Barron woke up in the royal suite of the Devonshire Hotel, the woman beside him was still sleeping.
He did not stay at his own residence last night, but came here instead, also because he had an appointment with the beauty next to him - Carla Bruni.
It has to be said that Bruni, who is 35 years old this year, is a generation older than Barron, but she has indeed maintained herself very well and is very charming.
After a wonderful night, Barron also witnessed the beautiful voice of this beauty... although it was a little hoarse by the end.
Through the light from the gap in the curtains, Barron could still see the woman sleeping in his arms. She had a beautiful figure, which made him want to learn a little bit...
"Can you let me rest for a while?"
It can be seen that the woman was very tired after continuous learning last night.
But Barron certainly didn't want to waste this beautiful morning time...
Then Bruni's singing voice rang out in the room again.
By the time Barron got up again and put on his clothes, he was already full of energy.
Bruni on the bed fell asleep again.
After having breakfast at the hotel, Barron got into a Rolls-Royce and went to today's charity event.
He also knew that the relationship between him and Bruni was just a "friendship".
After all, she has a boyfriend now - in 2000, 33-year-old Carla Bruni fell in love with French publisher Jean-Paul Entowan and began living together.
What's even more outrageous is that Barron remembered that in her previous life, she had an affair with her current boyfriend's son, Raphael, who was ten years younger than Bruni and married, and later married Raphael - their marriage lasted only four years.
After that, Bruni married again, to the French president...
Well, it's really a bit bloody.
…
"Our brave soldiers are fighting in Iraq. Some of them have sacrificed their lives, and some will have difficulties integrating into normal society after retirement. The purpose of my founding this charity fund is to help those young men who join the army for the benefit of the country to have no worries..."
Previously, Barron had donated £1 million to Worcestershire and Sherwood Forest Regiment.
This time, he took out 10 million pounds to establish the Devonshire Soldiers Fund to help veterans.
The Duke of Westminster, who has just been promoted to Assistant Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Defense, also attended today's charity fund establishment ceremony and delivered a speech on behalf of the military, thanking the Duke of Devonshire for his contributions to the soldiers.
"You're doing a great job, Barron, and I'm glad to see that there's a growing force that can join in doing something for those soldiers."
"That is what I should do, Mr. Grosvenor."
Hearing Barron's words, the Duke of Westminster nodded:
"I heard that your Mars Fund will be reopened soon?"
"Yes, there are too many investors who want to make additional investments or join the Mars Fund, so we made this decision."
"Very good, I will make additional investments when the time comes. Your ability is beyond my expectations."
Of course, the two inevitably talked about the ongoing Iraq War.
Nearly two weeks into the war, the U.S. military deployed the 173rd Airborne Brigade and special forces in the mountainous areas of northern Iraq and formed an alliance with local Kurdish armed forces. The 4th Infantry Division that the United States had expected to deploy in the north was unable to participate in the fighting there due to opposition from the Turkish parliament.
After this period of fierce fighting, the British army first took control of Basra, an important oil town in southern Iraq and the second largest city in Iraq.
It can be said that the current progress of the British and American coalition forces is extremely smooth. This is also due to the bribery of Iraqi senior officials for so long. It can be said that they now know the movements of the Iraqi army very well.
However, while progress was smooth on the battlefield in Iraq, something happened in Africa that Barron had not expected.
"Is Mr. Coy all right?"
"He is no longer in danger of death, but... because the explosion was too close, his legs were injured. I'm afraid he will only be able to move around in a wheelchair in the future."
Barron's intelligence consultant Nigel said solemnly:
"Currently, the Imperial Shield has gathered in a safer place. Mr. Coy's deputy, Markel Paulson, has boarded a flight to London and hopes to meet with you."
Just two hours ago, Barron received news that an accident had occurred at the Imperial Shield military company, in which he had previously invested.
A team of "Imperial Shield" that was training an armed group in an African country was attacked at the enemy's base.
This kind of mission itself is relatively safe, but unfortunately, perhaps because the other party's intelligence was inaccurate, the shells that were originally intended to attack the armed organization fell on the base of the "Imperial Shield" team, resulting in one death and two injuries to the "Imperial Shield" team. The founder of Imperial Shield, McVyn Coy, was one of the injured. The shell exploded not far from him, and his leg was injured by shrapnel, and he was afraid that he would be disabled.