Rebirth of England.

"How did it feel to meet the great commander?"

"To be honest, there's nothing wrong with meeting Ao Guanhai. I'm actually a little more nervous than meeting your father..."

Hearing Barron's answer, Ivanta smiled sweetly and said:

"You should know that although some of his words outside seem a little... well, you know, but in private he is still a very real person."

"I know, baby."

What Barron just talked about with Ivanta was his private meeting with the President of the United States today.

In fact, Barron had already been familiar with Obama earlier, but at that time, his identity was not yet the President of the United States.

In Barron's previous life, a person like O'Hei must have been an unattainable figure for him, but in fact, if one had seen his unruly appearance in private, then one would probably not take his current identity too seriously.

Of course, different identities will naturally show different attitudes, which is normal.

During the conversation, when Barron mentioned the CIA's investigation of him, O'Guanhai also expressed that he would guarantee the legitimate interests of investors like Barron who have made significant contributions to the American economy and would not let the CIA do anything wrong.

Barron just listened to his words and waited to see what the final facts would reveal.

He also knew that their relationship was pretty good now, and it could even be said that they had established a relatively close connection, but five years later, if the result was still the same as in his previous life, then the situation might be different by then...

"I saw information saying that General Electric also made an offer for Alstom. Will they also participate in the acquisition of this company?"

The topic of the two people came to the acquisition of Alstom by Global Industries (GII) Fund...

It is already mid-August, and after completing the acquisition of Alstom's shares held by the French Bouygues Group, the GII Fund now holds 25% of Alstom's shares.

In addition, they also acquired Alstom shares through the secondary market, and their current shareholding in Alstom Group has reached 35%.

In response to Alstom's overall acquisition offer, GII Fund's offer is to acquire the Alstom Group at a price of 120 billion euros.

In addition to the GII Fund, companies currently interested in bidding for Alstom Group include Siemens, Mitsubishi and General Electric.

Just as Ashley Weber analyzed at the beginning, Alstom Group had already rejected Siemens' acquisition of them - and the Siemens acquisition process seemed more like a "political show", and their bid did not show much sincerity.

As for Mitsubishi, it was not considered by Alstom from the very beginning...

In other words, if there were no other companies, Alstom might be willing to retain Siemens and Mitsubishi to raise the price of the GII fund, but with the competition from General Electric, the two companies quickly lost their competitiveness.

So between the GII Fund and General Electric, Alstom and France naturally prefer the GII Fund.

The reason is very simple. First of all, General Electric itself is competing with Alstom in business, which also means that there is some overlap in the business of both parties.

France is naturally worried that after General Electric completes its acquisition of Alstom, it will cut some overlapping businesses - in the current economic downturn in Europe, this also means that a large number of people will likely be unemployed, which is what France least wants to see.

As for some of the promises that GE will make...

Man, how long can this promise last? One year or two years? Even if they really break the promise, will France still be able to hold General Electric, an American giant, accountable?

In this regard, the GII Fund does not have to worry about this at all. After all, it is an investment fund. Judging from the GII Fund’s past investment acquisitions, it is enough to believe that they will maintain the integrity of the Alstom Group.

In addition, GII Fund is also one of the major shareholders of United Energy Group. The power companies under United Energy Group and the Italian National Electricity Company in which they hold shares can provide Alstom's power business with considerable orders, which is also a point that Alstom attaches great importance to.

As for America’s tricks?

Fortunately, it is not 2014 now, and the GII Fund that acquired Alstom is backed by Baron, a super-rich man with extensive connections in the United States, although General Electric did lobby the US government to take some actions to force the Alstom Group.

But at the same time, the foundation controlled by Barron and the "Fair Vision" super action committee are also major clients of the American lobbying group. In this regard, even if the two sides are evenly matched, it is difficult for the United States to really use its external forces...

Of course, before that, Barron also attended the banquet at Ivanta's house. This time, there were not too many guests, just a dinner party between her family and Barron.

It can be said that Ivanta is still very favored at home, so her current situation with Barron is naturally not satisfactory to the family...

I'm afraid that anyone would be displeased with that brat if their daughter was treated like this, let alone a family like theirs that could be considered wealthy.

But if you think about it, after being with Barron, the assets she has obtained so far, just the 15% stake in IC Capital, its value has exceeded the wealth of the entire TP family...

Well, if that's the case, then it's okay if you don't have something as flashy as marriage, and it's acceptable...

What's more, the child born by his daughter in the future will be named Theodore TP, the new generation of the TP family.

So, at the family dinner that day, everyone had smiles on their faces and was having a great time.

……

Finally, on August 8, the board of directors of Alstom Group voted to accept the acquisition by GII Fund and will sell all shares of Alstom Group for 22 billion euros.

The acquisition will proceed after passing the review of relevant EU agencies.

At that time, Alstom Group will be privatized and delisted from the three stock exchanges in Paris, New York and London, and shareholders will receive cash compensation from the GII Fund.

After the acquisition is completed, the current Alstom Group CEO, Patrick Deschanel, will continue to serve as CEO, and there will be basically no changes to other senior executives of the Alstom Group.

This is also the main reason why Alstom’s management will support GII Fund’s acquisition of them.

At the same time, the GII Fund also promised France that it would not make large-scale adjustments to Alstom's business and would inject funds into it to help Alstom overcome its difficulties.

At the press conference announcing the deal, Alstom Group CEO Patrick Kron said that with the support of the GII Fund, Alstom will consolidate its market share in North America and Europe and increase investment in emerging markets including China, especially in smart grids and gas turbines. Alstom will continue its research and development to maintain its leading position in the industry.