Chapter 966: Valuation of $12 billion
This company is only responsible for research and development.
There are no factories.
Relying on the proceeds of patent licensing, you can support yourself, there is a surplus of hundreds of millions of dollars every year, the entire company has almost no debt, there is no shortage of money, and the difficulty of proposing an acquisition of a company that is not short of money can be imagined.
If it's someone else.
It's almost impossible to buy it down. Even if the premium is two or three times, people may not be able to see it, and without the approval of Apple, Qualcomm, Samsung and other major customers and shareholders, don't even think about it.
It is also due to the fact that these world-class companies have shares in ARM.
They will feel comfortable using its technical architecture, and if a company in China wants to acquire, these companies will definitely be vigilant and vigorously oppose it at the shareholders' meeting, so that the acquisition will not even pass the first review.
Not to mention the British government.
But it's man-made.
Tang Qing is not an ordinary person, and the ultimate acquirer is not himself. It's the ERV controlled by the fighters, this 'local American company', and he and Aiman are at most 'assists' to disrupt the line of sight.
By the way, earn some 'SF money'.
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The financial report for the first quarter of this year showed an after-tax profit of $413 million.
In the second quarter, it directly exceeded $500 million, due to the successive efforts of ERV's other investment projects, especially the huge game user base, and the game platform embedded with QT-like multiplayer voice software.
As soon as this black artifact appeared.
It immediately became popular throughout the gaming platform, and many people liked it with high-quality multiplayer voice, whether it was at home or in the office, in addition to the video function provided in the second version.
It was at the moment when the video feature appeared.
ERV made this software immediately become an online live broadcast software, live playing games, live singing, live dancing, entertainment and life, Tang Qing completely integrated the live broadcast content of later generations.
Just one month.
There are more than 50 million registered users worldwide, more than the registered users of "Warfire", and this number is still growing wildly thanks to the 'hard work' of the soldiers.
It's not hard to understand.
Flames of War is the game.
Live streaming software is mass entertainment with a wider audience.
This made MSN, who was nervous, dumbfounded, ERV really didn't play its cards according to common sense, and thought it was a competitor in instant messaging, but now it suddenly turned to the direction of entertainment like "War" that started with ERV.
It was also the birth of this software.
Let the valuation of ERV rise gradually, from $5 billion at the beginning of the year to $12 billion now, more than doubled, no wonder the valuation of Internet companies is rising.
Sure enough, it's true.
From the beginning of ERV's success.
Major venture capitals and giants want to get a piece of the pie when this 'Big Mac' grows, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Samsung, IBM... Almost all Internet-related companies have submitted requests for shareholding.
Pity.
ERV's sole shareholder has always been resolute.
However, since last month, ERV has revealed its intention to sell some of its shares, and at the same time, it has also revealed its intention to go public, which has made major venture capitalists and brokerages excited.
This is the bait thrown by Tang Qing.
Others don't know that the real purpose of ERV is to get a stake in ARM.
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That's right.
Tang Qing is ready to introduce other capital to ERV, and even plan to go public.
Just like ARM.
It's not that you have the technology, you can do whatever you want, it's not widely accepted by others, and it's irreplaceable, you have to talk about cooperation with others, everything is discussed, and if you want to be an uncle, it's impossible.
Scientists can develop another technical architecture.
There have even been great results.
But.
Why should you let someone else use your stuff?
In other words, they are cautious about other people's things.
This is also why ARM will give up part of its shares to the major giants, not because he is short of money, but so that everyone can use it with confidence. Don't worry about you suddenly getting stuck in someone's neck.
Major Internet companies also consider this when raising funds.
Money is secondary.
The main thing is to obtain the market and contacts behind the major international venture capital, such as mobile phones, if all parts and technologies are developed and produced by themselves, they will not be sold.
But... Other countries won't let you in at all.
Globalization.
It brings the division of labor, but also the integration.
The self-produced and self-sold part can be, if there are too many, it is to break the rules of trade, and it will bring a: in the case of substitutable products, why should I use your things?
In the previous life, SoftBank's acquisition of ARM, in addition to relying on its extensive Internet software and hardware resources, was that SoftBank itself had the approval of the shareholders of many international giants, which belonged to a kind of 'internal resource integration'.
Therefore.
ERV can't always work behind closed doors, it needs to have 'communication' with the outside world.
The fighters only need to grasp the absolute controlling stake, and Tang Qing's goal is to make the market value of ERV exceed 100 billion US dollars by the end of next year through the next series of financing and listing plans.
In Tang Qing's plan.
ERV is a powerful presence that deeply controls the world's Internet, and by the end of 10 years, Warriors will complete its phased goal --- become the world's largest Internet company by market capitalization.
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in the living room.
"I feel that your project is much more unreliable than my oil field. Aiyiman looked at Tang Qing with a wry smile, he didn't know if Tang Qing was really stupid or fake, this kind of company, it was almost impossible to acquire him.
"Dreams always have to come true, what if they come true?" Tang Qing smiled.
Aiman: "... β
What Tang Qing said is reasonable, but it always feels crooked.
"Are you really going to do that?" Aiman asked.
"Of course. Tang Qing nodded.
"How?"
"Directly propose to buy, by the way, buy their outstanding shares on the NASDAQ, I don't think it will take much money, and then see if there are any other private shares to buy, which will use the name of your Saudi royal family. β
Tang Qing looked at Ai Yiman with a smile.
Tease this guy.
It's kind of interesting.
"I... This one.. The name of the Saudi royal family is also not very useful. Aiyiman was a little ashamed when he said this, and his face turned red all of a sudden, the Saudi royal family, and not the U.S. government.
Tang Qing: "... β
Didn't you just say that no one dares to pit your Saudi royal family?
This self-confidence.
It's breaking too fast.
"You won't lose anything by trying, will you? I will buy the non-stock market shares that you buy at a price of 150 percent as long as they do not exceed 50 percent of their current market value. Tang Qing said again.
I thought about it for a while.
Aiman looked up and said, "Okay, I'll try." β
Anyway, Tang Qing took over.
You might as well give it a try, but if you don't succeed, you won't have anything to lose, and if you succeed, you may be able to make a profit.