Chapter 1405: Darkness Chencang
A single North American trust investment bank mobilized more than US$3.7 billion, not including Chuke Technology. How much money does Chen Chu have to mobilize this time? Even KPCB venture capital that is paying attention to this matter is secretly disgusted.
Such a large amount of astronomical funds, no matter what they do, they are probably amazing. In Hollywood, it is enough to change the current Hollywood landscape and become a world of change when entering the Internet industry. Although the outside world is secretly speculating that Chuke Technology is planning to do, it has not yet linked this matter to the LVMH Group.
After all, this is not a trivial matter. The market value of the entire LVMH Group is as high as 66.8 billion US dollars. Bernard Arnault still has a huge cash flow. LVMH Group is an absolute giant beast. If it wants to move LVMH Group, it will inevitably cause shock to the entire luxury goods and financial industry.
Although the others had not thought about this place yet, Douglas Collinger, who had been dealing with Chuke technology for so many years, felt something abnormal.
The outside world felt that it was extremely crazy to reach out to LVMH Group, but Douglas felt that Chen Chu might really do this. LVMH Group took action against Kaziya, and Chuke Technology took action against LVMH Group, Bernard's nest!
This is undoubtedly a crazy idea. Over the years, Bernard has acquired other brands, but when did it turn around, Douglas feels that this kind of thing might really happen.
After looking at Douglas Collinger, Chen Chu got up, turned around and looked outside, and saw several commercial streets formed outside Chuke Technology, which are still extremely busy now, but compared to last year, it is much worse.
With the start of the Chuke Technology Headquarters, a large part of the staff at the Chuke Technology Headquarters have been diverted. After the new headquarters is completed, all the people here will be relocated. It can be imagined that the noisy commercial streets formed in residential areas here in just a few years will also return to tranquility.
No one is good for a hundred days, and no one is good for a hundred days. No one dares to say that they will always stand at the top of the food chain. Even if they get Chuke technology in the future, the same will be true. However, now, Chuke technology is stronger than LVMH Group, and Chen Chu will not let the LVMH Group take over Chuke technology!
"North American trust investment banks are indeed raising funds. Chuke Technology will not accept any threats, nor will it hand over Kaziya to LVMH Group. Chuke Technology will seek "friendly" cooperation with LVMH Group!" Chen Chu said directly to Douglas.
Even though he was mentally prepared, his heart trembled when he heard this. This was a giant. Compared to Oracle in Silicon Valley, Google and other giants, Chen Chu was actually ready to take action directly at LVMH Group.
If you want to change Bernard's decision, there is only one way, that is, to directly force the investment or even acquire LVMH Group. This is the most direct way. Holding the board of directors of LVMH Group can naturally change Bernard's decision, but Bernard will definitely not welcome Chuke Technology, a cross-river dragon, to enter the LVMH Group.
After worrying, Douglas was vaguely excited. Think about it, in Silicon Valley, this matter is equivalent to taking action against companies like Oracle and Google. It is no worse than Microsoft's acquisition of Yahoo, which is now in a quagmire, and it may cause much more noise. After all, this is a cross-border war.
If you can participate in this level of competition, it will not be a trivial matter even for KPCB venture capital, and it will make KPCB venture capital's reputation become popular again.
However, the same may bring a lot of gains, but the risks are also huge. Douglas Collinger needs to know Chen Chu's intentions and what level he wants to do. If he just wants to force Bernard to bleed some of the LVMH Group, it is natural to say. KPCB can also take advantage of it. But if he wants to swallow Yahoo like Microsoft and intends to swallow LVMH Group, then KPCB will not jump into this fire pit!
"Chen, KPCB is the best partner of Chuke Technology. KPCB is willing to support Chuke Technology in this matter, but what level do you want to do?" Douglas asked Chen Chu tentatively.
After thinking for a while, Chen Chu gave up his plan to swallow LVMH Group. LVMH Group is indeed a piece of fat, but its physique is too big. Chuke Technology has too many things to do, and it is impossible to pay all the price to acquire LVMH Group.
However, when the entire Chuke technology is mixed in the future, Chen Chu may have to fight Bernard again to see who will win the LVMH Group to death.
"Chuke Technology will not enter the luxury industry now, but I also need to let Bernard change that wrong decision. Not all fashion brands are willing to cooperate with the LVMH Group, he needs to understand this!"
Hearing Chen Chu's words, he just wanted to teach Bernard and LVMH Group a lesson, and did not intend to swallow each other directly. Douglas breathed a sigh of relief and said to Chen Chu with great enthusiasm, "Chen, KPCB Venture Capital is willing to support this matter. There are also many investment institutions and foundations in KPCB Venture Capital in Europe, and this time it is willing to support Chuke Technology."
It is obvious that Douglas is naturally not to be outdone. This time the main force must be Chuke Technology and North American Trust and Investment Banks, but KPCB Venture Capital is also willing to take advantage of it.
After Chen Chu made it clear, Douglas left with satisfaction. This time, KPCB Venture Capital will form a joint acquisition group with Chuke Technology, Lagardele Group, Hermès Group, and North American Trust and Investment Banks to initiate a forced acquisition of LVMH Group, that is, a malicious acquisition.
Of course, it is not really about swallowing up LVMH Group, but about acquiring part of the equity of LVMH Group and then competing with Bernard for the equity of LVMH Group. If Bernard does not want to lose the controlling stake of LVMH Group, he must choose to give in, buy back the equity acquired by the joint acquisition group, and then agree to some harsh conditions of the underworld alliance!
Theoretically, this move is basically a sure profit without losing money, especially for the advantageous industries like LVMH Group. Bernard will definitely not be willing to lose the controlling stake in LVMH Group. The most common move of Wolf of Wall Street and the king of malicious acquisition Carl Icahn.
If Bernard is really confused and ignores the joint acquisition group, he will have to do something fake and forcefully take the controlling stake in LVMH Group, which is really a big profit!
No matter how you calculate it, this is a business that is stable and profitable. Douglas naturally wants to make a profit once. Moreover, in recent years, he has never suffered a loss since he cooperated with Chuke. Douglas has always believed in Chen Chu.
Seeing Douglas leave, Chen Chu took a deep breath. The reason why he brought KPCB venture capital in was naturally to relieve the financial pressure. On the other hand, as long as KPCB venture capital, Hermes, and North American Trust Investment Bank entered the market, those international investment hyenas with a sharp nose would also rush forward.
It is true that Carl Icahn can gain the upper hand every time he maliciously acquires, but he actually doesn’t invest much money. The reason why he succeeds repeatedly is that there are actually a large group of international hot money who follows him to find a bargain. Every time Carl Icahn takes action, a large group of investors will fuel the fire.
Soros, who had overturned Southeast Asia and the British Pound, was the same. Every time he made a move, a large wave of international hot money followed him, impacting the financial order of one region after another. Otherwise, how could he do all this based on their own funds alone!
This time Chen Chu also has to use this method. As long as he creates momentum and Chuke Technology wants to swallow up the scene of LVMH Group, there will naturally be a large group of international investment institutions, and the foundation will take advantage of it. It will be impossible for Bernard to not give in.
Of course, this premise is that Chuke Technology itself also needs to take out a large amount of funds, otherwise no institutions are willing to follow behind to charge. Those hot money, institutions, hedge funds, etc. are all the masters who do not show off their hares.
The rumor of LVMH Group and Chuke Technology was reported by major media. Even though both sides chose to remain silent, media from all over the country did not stop, but instead became more and more intense.
The major media such as fashion, technology, finance, and finance, analyze Chuke Technology and LVMH Group from various angles, seem to be afraid that the two sides will not fight each other. No one thinks that this matter will be settled like this. Neither Bernard nor Chuke Technology are the kind of person who swallows his anger!
Now the silence of Chuke Technology and LVMH Group is more like the tranquility before the storm. Coupled with the verbal troubles of the fashion industry and the technology industry, this matter is getting bigger and bigger. Both parties who are being watched by the media and the outside world naturally cannot choose to give in at this time, otherwise they will lose face.
Javina Boan, president of LVMH market operations who rushed to Yanjing, did not accept any interviews. After arriving at Yanjing Airport, he hurriedly left under the escort of security personnel.
Looking at the reporter who was reluctant to leave behind the car, Javina Boan had a headache. He had a premonition that this year would probably be the last time he stayed with LVMH Group. Who would have thought that it would be just acquiring a small fashion brand, and it was so frustrating. Now LVMH Group is in a difficult situation, and it is unlikely to stop.
Javina Boan only hopes that the founder of Chuke Technology, whom he had never met, was a good person to speak, and agreed to transfer Kaziya to LVMH Group, even if the LVMH Group paid a sky-high price for this.
This is also what Bernard meant before. This time, LVMH Group can compensate Chuke Technology and acquire Kaziya at a sky-high price. LVMH Group gains face, while Chuke Technology gains inner strength. It seems that Chuke Technology and the Chen family have lost some face, but for this, Bernard is willing to let Chen Chu become a member of the board of directors of LVMH Group. This has never appeared in Bernard, who has a strong desire to control.
However, the media that are fanning the flames everywhere now have a headache. The greater the media public opinion, the more Chuke Technology is, it is obviously unwilling to give in. This makes Javina Boan feel that this trip to Yanjing may not be so easy.
Chapter completed!