Chapter 1391 Who wants to buy Yahoo
When Li Rui got home, he was about to rest when Fu Shande called.
"Li Rui, have you heard of it?"
"What did you hear?" Li Rui asked back.
Fu Shande said: "Don't you know such a big news? Yang Zhiyuan has resigned!"
"Yo!" Li Rui was surprised. This was indeed big news!
Jerry Yang is the founder of Yahoo, a technology and wealth idol born in the early days of the Internet, and a beacon in the hearts of a generation of entrepreneurs. Although Yahoo is no longer the company that everyone yearns for, I suddenly heard Jerry Yang resign.
The news, the feelings in my heart are a bit similar to hearing that Jobs died.
An era is finally over.
This time, Jerry Yang was completely resigned. Not only did he resign from his position as director of Yahoo and all his positions as directors of Yahoo Island and Ali.
In fact, many people have long guessed that he would leave, but they didn't expect that this day would come so quickly. After all, just yesterday, Yahoo just announced that the new CEO was about to take office, and the next day, Yang Zhiyuan resigned, giving people a sense that Yahoo wanted to clean up the founder immediately.
Feelings.
But this is also impossible. Yahoo has gone from being in the middle of the sky to being unable to fight against a new generation of Internet celebrity companies such as Google and Facebook. The decline in its main business has been revealed, and it is obviously unable to keep up with the ever-changing era. For the sake of today, it can only start from scratch.
Next, changing leaders is the fastest way.
"You don't have any ideas about Zhiyuan Yang resigning?"
Li Rui was sighing, and Fu Shande suddenly said.
Li Rui was stunned. What does Yang Zhiyuan’s resignation have to do with me? I am not a shareholder of Yahoo?
"I heard that someone is planning to acquire Yahoo." Fu Shande said, "I just want to ask if you are interested."
Li Rui was happy: "Who wants to acquire Yahoo? It won't be Microsoft again, right?"
In 2008, Microsoft proposed an acquisition of Yahoo, with a bid of 31 magnesium per share of cash and stocks, with a total price of up to 47 billion magnesium. If the transaction is completed, it will create a acquisition record in the Internet field!
Jerry Yang rejected the acquisition of Yahoo’s founder complex, which aroused great dissatisfaction among investors. It can be said that the seeds of his resignation have been sown since then.
Now that I heard that someone acquired Yahoo, Li Rui's first reaction was Microsoft, because except for Microsoft, no one is willing to be this sucker.
Actually, if you think about it carefully, in ten years, Microsoft is even willing to spend 68 billion magnesium to buy a game company, then it will be understandable to spend more than 40 billion to buy a half-dead Yahoo. After all, Microsoft is rich and not so hard to build it.
If you do, I really don’t know how to spend money!
Fu Shande said: "There is indeed Microsoft! Microsoft is still interested in Yahoo, and Silver Lake, Bain Capital and News Group are also interested in Yahoo. But you must not guess, who else can be
I want to participate in this bidding.”
Li Rui said: "Who?"
Fu Shande smiled and said, "Can you guess?"
Li Rui was stunned for a moment and suddenly became happy: "Ali!"
"The answer is right!" Fu Shande said, "I heard that Ali just hired a lobbying company called duberseinroup in the magnesium country through SoftBank, and is preparing to lobby Yahoo to transfer the shares of Ali held. If it fails, Ali even wants to
Willing to regain freedom by acquiring Yahoo in full!"
"My grass... is such a big deal!" Li Rui couldn't help but swear.
It’s worthy of being Jack Ma. He is really imaginative. It sounds ridiculous, but when you think about it carefully, it is indeed operational!
"If you have any specific news, please tell me." Li Rui only remembered that Ah Li bought back Yahoo's shares in his previous life, but it was not clear what happened during this period.
Fu Shandedao: "Yahoo is also evaluating the sale of Ali's shares. The current plan is to package 25% of Ali's shares and 35% of Yahoo Island Country's shares for sale, with a quotation of 18 billion magnesium. In addition, 15% of Ali's shares are retained for
Share future gains. But Ah Li’s goal is to buy back 40% of his equity. If necessary, it is not ruled out to take a full acquisition of Yahoo.”
"It's very difficult." Li Rui said, "The Magnesium Government will not agree."
Fu Shande said: "Yes, Yahoo is not a small company like Blockbuster and Smith Mining. Of course, the Magnesium Government will not watch Yahoo fall into Ahli's hands. It will definitely set up many obstacles, so Ahli hired lobbying.
The company wants to convince the members of opposition.”
Li Rui said: "Other companies acquire Yahoo, they may be really interested or smoke bombs. Only Ali is sincerely eager to acquire it."
Fu Shande smiled and said, "What about you?"
"Me?" Li Rui asked, "Why do you think I'm interested in Yahoo?"
Fu Shandedao: "I think you are interested in all the companies."
Li Rui was speechless.
Do you have any misunderstandings about me? I am really not the kind of person who wants everything if you are not afraid of anything!
But then again, can you use this to do something?
Yahoo...Ali...Softbank...
Li Rui pondered for a moment and said, "Old Fu, please help me keep watching this matter. I'm notified if there is any progress."
"No problem." Fu Shande said, "By the way, there is another thing, Ximangdu Iron Mine has a little bit of a fuss."
"Is that so good!" Li Rui was overjoyed, "Give money if you need it, give it whatever you need, and you must take this mine!"
After hanging up the phone, Li Rui began to think about Yahoo.
Even fools can see how urgent Ali is to buy back his shares.
If Yahoo is taken over by a company that is not friendly to Ahri, for example, Amazon bought Yahoo and was held by such a competitor, Jack would probably be worried every night and couldn't sleep.
So other companies are just having fun, but Ah Li acquired Yahoo for the sake of the company's safety. The determination of both parties is incomparable.
Yahoo is very clear about this. First of all, it may not be willing to sell its shares to Ali. Secondly, even if it is sold, it will definitely kill Ali. This will not only add a large amount of profit to the company to satisfy investors, but also make a return.
Last year, Ali secretly transferred Baobei’s equity to a single arrow!
This matter had nothing to do with Li Rui. He was not interested in Yahoo and Ali, but he suddenly thought of the close relationship between Ali and SoftBank.
Li Rui is interested in SoftBank!
Several projects in the island country are very dependent on SoftBank's support, and Li Rui also wants to prepare for something that will happen in five years.
If you can take this opportunity, it would be a good relationship with SoftBank.
Chapter completed!