It can be said that almost all of the new investment from the Mars Fund was used for this transaction to purchase Apple shares.
In addition, DS Capital has joined the group by raising more than £250 million through financing.
When Baron's other investments pay off and he has more funds, he will transfer the money from one hand to the other, making the Mars Fund's allocation in U.S. stocks more balanced and transferring more Apple shares to DS Capital.
This is also the benefit of owning their own sizable private equity fund, which allows them to allocate assets more flexibly and easily.
Of course, in addition to these large purchases of Apple stock, the scattered acquisition of its circulating shares in the secondary market has never stopped.
It is worth mentioning that when Barron reached an agreement with Jobs to acquire his 55 million shares of Apple, he personally called the other party and expressed his support and confidence in Jobs.
He said that he bought shares of Apple out of confidence in this great company and in Apple led by Jobs, so they will always stand by him and support his leadership of the company.
And DS Capital has no intention of acquiring Apple, they are purely making a financial investment in it.
This conversation more or less dispelled some of Jobs' doubts about DS Capital.
After all, Baron has no confidence that if he really acquires Apple, the company will be able to successfully develop the future iPhone, a groundbreaking smartphone.
Therefore, he had no choice but to trust Jobs and support him to lead Apple.
Taking all these reasons into consideration, DS Capital's final stake in Apple will not exceed 30%.
After being forced to leave Apple, the company he founded, in 1985, Jobs later founded NeXT, a company focused on developing high-end workstations and operating systems, as well as the animated film company Pixar.
Finally, in 1996, Jobs returned to Apple - at that time, Apple was already in trouble and crisis, and Jobs could be said to have been appointed to the position in times of crisis.
After a series of reforms and innovations, he introduced new products such as iMac and iPod.
Baron knew that this was just the beginning. Only after the iPhone and iPad appeared would Apple begin its journey to dominate the mobile smart device market.
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It is also because of the contribution in the acquisition of Apple that the relationship between Sequoia Capital and Barron has become closer.
The two parties agreed that Sequoia Capital would invest US$10 million in Woaw and hold a 10% stake in the company.
In other words, they assessed Woaw's post-investment valuation at $100 million.
Woaw will use this capital to build a new branch and a medium-sized data center in the United States to develop the North American market.
In fact, what Barron is most satisfied with Sequoia Capital, apart from the company's influence in Silicon Valley, is that as a venture capital company, they are more for "making money", so it is more of a financial investment and they will not have any interest in the future control of Woaw.
Of course, in its previous investments, Sequoia Capital has a record of kicking out founders and "reforming" the company, but Woaw is not a startup company founded by novices, and it is impossible for Sequoia Capital to do this with it.
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In mid-August, Barron arrived in the United States again on a Gulfstream G400, and the plane first landed in the west coast city of Los Angeles.
Because his relationship with Bonnie is still in the cold period, and Tamaran is a little too enthusiastic, Barron took this opportunity to come and relax.
In addition, Rebecca has finished filming the third season of "Downton Abbey". Although her belly is not that obvious yet, she has started to wear looser clothes. Barron took this opportunity to bring her to America.
After discussing with the girl, she decided to stay in Los Angeles to give birth. On the one hand, the climate here is quite good, and on the other hand, it is close to Hollywood. As Rebecca was born into an acting family, she also planned to take this opportunity to learn more so that she would not be limited to the profession of an actor in the future.
So after arriving in Los Angeles, Barron bought a beach villa in the local Malibu Beach to settle Rebecca.
"My dear, you will come to see me often, right?"
"Don't worry, baby. I will have a lot of business here in the future and will come here often."
Rebecca is very satisfied with this villa. Besides, Malibu Beach is also where many wealthy people and celebrities gather. It is said that not far from them, there is a villa owned by Angelina Jolie and her boyfriend.
Not only did Barron prepare a villa for her, he also hired maids and complete private medical services locally. Until Rebecca gave birth, there would be a team of more than ten people to take care of her.
At this time, Rebecca was just 20 years old, and her 21st birthday was still two months away. She did not hide her pregnancy from her family.
Her parents have separated long ago, and Rebecca's mother will come to Los Angeles soon to stay with her.
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Of course, this time Barron didn't come to America just for vacation. After learning that he came to Los Angeles, Netflix CEO Hastings held a banquet for him.
Netflix's headquarters is in California. After injecting $21 million into Netflix last time, DS Capital currently holds 14.6% of Netflix's shares, making it a relatively important investor in the company.
Compared to the last time Daisy came here to meet Hastings, the other party's attitude towards DS Capital and Barron Cavendish has changed a lot now. After meeting Barron, he was very enthusiastic.
The reason for this is that, in addition to the fact that DS Capital, one of Netflix's major shareholders, has not interfered with their company's operations for some time, it can even be said that it has not interfered at all. This has greatly reassured Hastings and he no longer worries that the other party will threaten his control over the company.
It can be said that he is very satisfied with the cooperation with DS Capital.
In addition, DS Capital is also a shareholder of Sinclair Group, one of the leading television station operating companies in the United States. This identity also greatly increases Barron's value in Hastings' eyes.
This explains his enthusiastic attitude at this time. After welcoming Barron at the door of the villa, he personally took him to introduce today's guests to the young duke.
Because it was a banquet in Los Angeles, and Netflix itself runs film-related businesses, there were many senior executives from film and television companies and many well-known actors who came here.
"There should be no need to introduce this person, Your Highness the Duke."
When Hastings brought Barron to a charming and beautiful blonde beauty, he smiled and said to Barron.
"Of course, I've seen quite a bit of Ms. Kidman's work."
Barron said with a smile.
Nicole Kidman just won the Oscar for Best Actress in March this year. Although she is 36 years old this year, she still looks radiant.