Chapter 153: Acquisition of Colt?
didn't wait for the topic of sticks to be finished, and Mi Qilin had a reply.
So Xiao Yang didn't talk to Little Ivan anymore, and immediately went back to his room to read the information.
Colt was established in the last century, which is a real century-old enterprise, in the eighties of the last century, because of the loss of the contract of the U.S. military M16, most of the company's assets were stripped and sold, so Colt was divided into two: the Colt Manufacturing Company that became after the asset sale, and the Colt Defense Company managed by the Colt family.
Nearly half a century later, the Colt Manufacturing Company is still thriving, but the Colt Defense Company is declining, with successive losses of contracts, debt crises, and chaotic corporate management.
"The debt is as high as 400 million US dollars, and if you can't receive a large amount of business in the near future, the company will enter bankruptcy ......" Xiao Yang looked at the last sentence of the summary sentence in the information, and Xiao Yang smiled with a smile on his face.
It turned out that Colt's situation was so bad, no wonder that John was so urgent, presumably they put the hope of the company's resurrection on this bidding meeting.
Can you take advantage of this opportunity to make some profits?
After knowing the reason, he habitually considered whether he could profit from it.
Help them get this order?
He felt that the benefit seemed to be a little small.
After thinking about it for a while, he still didn't think of any good ideas, thinking that the Saudi side had postponed the bidding meeting, and there was no need to rush for a while, so he didn't think much about it and went to rest.
The next day, thinking that maybe someone else would come to have a relationship with them, so I didn't go out, and sure enough, shortly after I went downstairs to the restaurant for breakfast, a representative of another Belgian arms company came over.
Sending them off, another Swiss company, and a morning passed in the reception.
In the afternoon, they finally quieted down, a few people sat on the sofa and watched TV boringly, Xiao Yang suddenly remembered Colt's matter, so he told them about it.
"Tell me, can you find any business opportunities?"
"Business opportunity?" Little Ivan immediately smiled and said, "I think the biggest business opportunity is to buy this company." ”
Listening to the tone of his speech, he knew that he was joking, but the speaker had no intention of listening to the heart, Xiao Yang's heart moved, and he looked at Aman.
Aman immediately understood his thoughts and was surprised, but when he thought about it, it was not impossible.
So he got serious, "Do you have such a thought?" ”
Xiao Yang nodded, listening to what Little Ivan said, he really had this idea, they are selling arms, why can't they have their own military factory? Although their identities are a little sensitive, aren't they also filed with the Navy? Do it well, not to mention buying Colt, but it should be no problem to buy shares.
In terms of formal business operations, Oman is the most familiar with it, "Do you think there is a possibility of this?" ”
Before Aman could answer, little Ivan saw that something was wrong, the two were so serious, obviously not joking, he said with a surprised face: "You really want to buy Colt." ”
The two looked at little Ivan in unison, "What?" No way? ”
Little Ivan shook his head, "It's not that it can't be done, but it's difficult to operate, although Colt is a private company, they have the right to export guns such as M4, M1911, and M16, and the Yankees will not allow a foreigner to buy them." ”
Aman also nodded at this time, "Our idea is feasible, but what Xiao Xiong said is right, don't look at our identity and have files on the navy's side, but if you sell us a company with the right to export a variety of firearms, it is estimated that it is unlikely." ”
Xiao Yang didn't think this was a problem at all, is his nationality changed at any time, it's not easy to become an American citizen? Just make a phone call to Hamis, I guess the old man can't wait for it.
He was most worried about their mercenary status, which would make the Americans refuse.
"Nationality is not an issue, I can change my nationality at any time."
"Ah......" exclaimed the others in unison, for he had surprised them so much.
They have known each other for so long, even if they already have Somali nationality, but his Chinese nationality has never been revoked, and they still think that he has other feelings for this nationality.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Seeing that the eyes of several people widened, Xiao Yang couldn't help but laugh, "I thought that I hadn't lost my nationality, but I was reluctant?" I didn't have that mind. ”
"Oh."
"Then the most important question now is whether Colt will sell." Aman asked Xiao Yang for the information sent by Mi Qilin last night, "I'll study the information first, and you go to get in touch with Colt's people?" ”
"That's fine." Xiao Yang nodded, then got up and went back to the room to take out the materials for him, "I just saw that Colt minister in the hotel." ”
"Well, you try to get in touch with them first to see if they're interested in selling or injecting capital. I study the situation of their company, and if they accept it, then the next step is to negotiate. ”
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Aman went back to his room, leaving Xiao Yang alone in the living room, he took out the phone and called according to the business card left by John yesterday, John was really in the hotel, and when he heard Xiao Yang say that he wanted to ask him something, he said that he would come over immediately.
Not long after hanging up the phone, the other party came over, Xiao Yang asked him to sit down, and made him a cup of coffee.
If it is possible to buy shares or wholly owned acquisitions, it is best to get it done before the bidding meeting, so that it can also make a deal, so Xiao Yang has no intention of wasting time with John in circles, and after a few polite words, he said directly:
"John, I heard that the situation in your company is not very good right now."
This kind of news is no longer a secret, John is not surprised at all that Xiao Yang knows this, but is just a little embarrassed.
I don't know why he said this, but he can only bite the bullet and say: "This is just a temporary predicament for the company, and I believe that every company has had difficult times." ”
Xiao Yang laughed in his heart, and had to admit that this guy was really a talent, and he was going bankrupt, and he was still talking so high-sounding.
"But according to my information, the predicament encountered by your company is not simple, to put it simply, if you can't win this order this time, the company will face bankruptcy."
John was a little embarrassed to be said so nakedly by Xiao Yang, but it was difficult to refute it, after all, this is a fact, and he still wants to get involved in winning this order.
Could it be that he learned about our company's situation, so he wanted to take this opportunity to make a big profit to help him win this bidding meeting?
When John thought of this, the unhappiness in his heart disappeared instantly, and he raised his head to look at Xiao Yang, "Mr. Xiao, what do you want to say?" ”
Seeing the change in his expression, Xiao Yang knew what he was thinking, and secretly said that this would disappoint you, and said in a deep voice: "I hope to be able to acquire Colt Defense Company."
Acquisition? Acquisition?
John was stunned all of a sudden, he never thought that Xiao Yang would actually propose the intention of acquisition.
After the shock, his head spun rapidly.
He is not a member of the Colt family, just a part-time worker, but he also has a certain amount of employee shares in Colt, if it weren't for this, with Colt's performance over the years, he would have left a long time ago and has been staying here, doesn't he just hope that the company will be acquired or reorganized?
In that case, even if he leaves the company, he can still get a lot of severance pay.
It's a pity that the reality makes him a little desperate, during this time, the company's senior management has cast a net everywhere, but no one is willing to invest in their company at all, and can only watch it go bankrupt step by step, otherwise they have already begun to file for bankruptcy at this Saudi bidding meeting.
If someone buys it, then their perseverance will have a result.
Thinking of this, he swept away the gloom on his face and became energetic, "Mr. Xiao, are you sure you want to buy Colt Company?" ”
Xiao Yang nodded and replied to him very seriously: "That's right." ”
John was overjoyed to receive the confirmation, but then he made another mistake, although he knew very little about Xiao Yang, he also knew that he was definitely not an American, and the U.S. government would not allow the arms company to be sold to a foreigner.
In an instant, his mood fell to the bottom again, "But the U.S. government can't allow it." ”
Xiao Yang shook his head, "This is not something you should care about, now I only care about whether the Colt family has this idea, do you want to contact it?" If I can, I'd like to see someone who has the power to decide as quickly as possible, and by the way, I'll take care of the U.S. government's side of things, and you just have to think about whether to sell or not. ”
From Xiao Yang's words, John heard the confidence and immediately became excited again.
The U.S. government doesn't need them to care, as long as the Colt family agrees, doesn't that mean that the business is likely to succeed?
Immediately nodded, "No problem, I'll contact the company now." ”
After saying that, he got up and said goodbye and left.
After John left, Xiao Yang immediately went to Oman's room.
"How's it going?" When he entered, Aman had just finished reading the materials.
Aman put the folder aside, frowned, his fingers unconsciously tapped on the table, and after being silent for a while, he replied to Xiao Yang: "The situation is not very good, nearly 500 million US dollars in debt, the company is already insolvent, once we take over, not only will we have to pay a lot of money, but we also need to find business immediately, otherwise it will be a loss of money in our hands." ”
Insolvency, Xiao Yang doesn't think it's very important, the reason why he wants to buy Colt Company is to export the right to export several guns, as long as he gets it, even if he is in a state of losing money for a period of time, but with their ability, they can always find a market and make the company make money.
But even if it doesn't matter, when it comes to hundreds of millions of dollars, you still have to think about it, after all, how many guns do you need to sell to make it back?