Chapter 497 Liquidity
Combining many factors, Fleet Street has been hyping this topic, and it must be mainly criticized. By the end of this season's Premier League, Ryan has gone from a very popular figure among the British media to a disgusting black-hearted investor from the United States in the media.
Under their stimulation, the boycotts and activities of Manchester United fans have been rising and falling. On several occasions, thousands of Manchester United fans suddenly appeared in front of the Hilton Hotel, blocking the front and back doors of the hotel, preventing him from entering and leaving.
The most unlucky one is the villa in Kensington District, where hundreds of garbage and debris are thrown into every day, according to the housekeeping company in charge.
Some British football celebrities also stood up one after another. Bobby Charlton said that Manchester United does not need capital from outside the British Isles.
Redknapp, the oldest, said that the Premier League is a British-led event, and Americans should not get involved.
The words of these celebrities undoubtedly gave great encouragement to the fans. They gathered several times at Ryan's residence and outside Manchester United's office area to protest, saying that even if the management decides to sell Manchester United, they will not transfer their shares.
However, unlike the voices of opposition all over the sky, Manchester United has never made any comments on this matter from players to management, and is temporarily in a state of loss of voice.
As late May entered, the media once again disclosed that "Red Football" reached an agreement with several Manchester United shareholders such as Houston to acquire their shares at a premium.
At this point, Ryan's shares in Manchester United have increased to 62%, which is already a very dangerous number for Manchester United fans and traditional English diehards.
According to the trading rules of listed companies, as long as the shares held exceed 75%, Ryan can withdraw Manchester United from the stock market, force fans to sell their small capital, and turn Manchester United from a listed company to a private asset.
The shareholders who had vowed to oppose the intervention of US capital and sold their shares backhandedly. This made Manchester United fans extremely indignant. Many of them had some influence, and while denying the traitors, they embarked on the path of choice and turned to the British government.
In their eyes, amid the media's criticism, this is a malicious acquisition. As long as Downing Street determines this, it can stop the acquisition.
Some media represented by the Daily Mail jumped out again, claiming that "Red Football Company is just a shell company and has many problems in accounting and cash flow, and relevant institutions should intervene in the investigation'.
There is never a lack of geopolitical protection in this world. The British government soon announced that it would conduct relevant reviews of this acquisition...
However, the other side of geopolitical protection also flashed out. The continuous criticism of Fleet Street completely aroused dissatisfaction among North American media, from the original sporadic ridicule of the British conservatives to the large-scale fire from a wide range of air.
"We can't understand why a normal business operation attracted so much dissatisfaction from the British? Do they think Ryan is really a poor boy from the countryside? The so-called adherence to tradition is just an excuse for them to be jealous and immersed in the past."
"The British have nothing left except ridiculous traditions."
"Hey, British, wake up from the glory of the British Empire, Ryanken acquires Football Club. You should be honored because with him, your Premier League will definitely be more concerned."
Fortunately, most of the people who blew up the air were tabloids. After all, mainstream media should be concerned about face. In addition to vaguely saying that "the UK has no consideration for this acquisition" and "this is a normal business behavior", they rarely make excessively fierce words.
However, this acquisition is completely famous throughout the United States.
The youngest Oscar actor in history is preparing to raise more than one billion dollars to acquire the most successful football club in the British after winning the Little Golden Man. It is difficult not to attract people.
In particular, every acquisition of Ryan in the past can always bring huge benefits to himself. Many group companies and investment institutions can't help but analyze. Will football clubs have a huge net worth in the next few years?
Both Hollywood and Wall Street have taken great attention to the acquisition.
In the latest issue of Vanity Fair and Wall Street Journal, both analyzed the acquisition and the purpose of Ryan in detail, and came to a conclusion that leveraged acquisition is the smartest way to choose. Without affecting the normal operation of the company under his name, Ryan Jenkins will not be able to raise more than one billion US dollars in huge liquidity in the short term.
At the same time, they pointed out that this is a very normal business operation and that the UK should not interfere with the market through government actions, otherwise it will definitely affect Hollywood and Wall Street's confidence in the British market.
Hiding in the Hilton Hotel, Ryan and Murdoch and his wife had an encrypted phone number. After the two parties verbally reached a stock exchange agreement for some Blue Sky Studios, they became an alliance with many common interests.
Subsequently, with the secret intervention of No. 10 Downing Street, relevant British institutions announced that there were no illegal acts in this acquisition.
It is certain that the acquisition case is legal.
Not to mention the activities behind the scenes, lawyers Scott and Wilson Jr. and related companies on Wall Street have formulated detailed plans for the acquisition. If there are any legal problems, hundreds of professionals can climb the Twin Towers and wait for September 11 to arrive.
The rulings of government agencies obviously cannot satisfy fans. In fact, in the end, in addition to being unable to accept that Americans become the boss of their own clubs, being responsible for the business in the future is definitely another major factor.
Perhaps they can't stand the protests in front of the club every day, or perhaps they have been instructed by other parties, Manchester United's management finally formally stated on the acquisition. If a slim acquisition cannot be avoided, they will collectively resign after the acquisition.
Sponsor pressure has also followed one after another. Nike and Vodafone have stated that if Manchester United is in huge debt in the future, they will reconsider the remaining sponsorship contracts.
Faced with this situation, Ryan has made a series of statements that suit the people's hearts. His spokesperson announced at the latest press conference that the 'Red Football' company will give up the leverage acquisition in the future, and Ryan will raise funds to complete the acquisition.
The reporters from Fleet Street seemed not to buy it, and they questioned it.
"If the acquisition of the remaining shares and repaying existing debts is completed, it will take at least £500 million. Can Ryan take out the money now?"
No one here is a fool, and wealth and liquidity are completely different things.
"This is not a question you should care about."
Shortly after the press conference, news spread that Ryan was reducing his holdings in several companies in order to cash out from the stock market and complete the acquisition of Manchester United as soon as possible.
However, Manchester United fans are still boycotting, Fleet Street is still firing on the attack. Ryan seems to be trapped in a quagmire of acquisition and is still trapped in the kind that huge amount of funds cannot be escaped in the short term.
"I don't believe you have no money."
On the plane back to Los Angeles, Taylor put his hands on his chest and looked at this side with his eyes squinted, "My dear brother Ryan, what trick are you playing?"
No money? Ryan remained silent, how could that be possible?
In addition to a small part of the profits made in the stock market last year, the remaining tens of billions of dollars of gold were scattered into different hidden foundations. Although these funds are not the only backup, they will definitely be better when used at critical moments.
"Honey……"
He gently pinched her face. Given the little girl's good performance during this period, Ryan said, "Sometimes, putting herself on the edge of a cliff will easily cause the enemy's attack. Once the shrinking enemy takes the initiative to attack, it will definitely reveal its own defects."
"It's so complicated." The little girl simply lay on the table.
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The headquarters building of Walt Disney in Burbank is quiet and tense in several office areas with high-rise buildings. All the staff passing by are in a hurry. In recent months, their workload has increased sharply, but few people complain. Everyone knows that this is a critical moment for Walt Disney to reverse the decline in animated films since "The Lion King".
In the closed conference room on the top floor, Michael Eisner specially convened the board of directors to discuss current countermeasures, or rather, how to promote his will as chairman and CEO.
The discussion about Pixar Studio has come to an end for the time being. This is an acquisition that concerns the interests of everyone here. Even Roy Disney, the biggest opponent in the past, chose to abide by most of his actions.
The animation department is crucial to the entire Disney group. All Walt Disney businesses - movies, TVs, theme parks and consumer products, need to be driven by the animation business. Only with good animation programs can all business departments grow globally through the brand value chain.
However, the hand-drawn animation that Disney is good at has declined, and there has been almost no progress in the development of 3D computer animation. Even at an animation exhibition held in Los Angeles a few months ago, Disney directors sadly discovered that the most popular animation images in North America in the past five years were basically Pixar-made animation images, and even the DreamWorks Animation Studio, which was recently established, was ahead of them.
To revive Disney Animation, acquiring Pixar is the easiest and most appropriate way.
"Based on the exact news we have received," Michael Eisner's assistant talked about the Manchester United incident that Disney's board of directors has been paying attention to. "Because of the temporary setback of the acquisition of Manchester United, Ryan Jenkins has returned to North America, and most of his liquidity is on the project. The news from Wall Street is that there are indeed a small number of Blizzard and Blue Sky Studio stocks in the market. Scott Swift is also wandering among several Jewish groups on Wall Street, probably selling stocks to cash out."
"And..." Michael Eisner added, "Over the past year, he has invested heavily in ebay, Amazon and Google in the form of personal investment. From the current difficulties in Manchester United acquisition, it is not difficult to see that his hands are definitely not threatening the working capital we planned." (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!