On the plane, Bao Junyi listened to Charles Walker talking about the company's situation. The company was called Charles Aerospace Manufacturing Company, with 326 aircraft researchers and more than 846 aircraft manufacturing engineers.
It is mainly responsible for civil aviation engines in Europe, the United States and developing countries, most of which are provided to small airlines. The company has an aviation engine R&D center and a manufacturing plant.
Charles Aviation Manufacturing Company is located on the banks of the Rhine River in Germany. Due to the family's long-standing reputation and exquisite craftsmanship, it is very popular with small and medium-sized airlines. Until the Lauren family wanted to incorporate Charles Aviation Manufacturing Company into their business empire through business wars, they went to the United States to seek investment and met Bao Junyi on the plane.
In the middle of the night, the trade negotiation team from Hong Kong to the United States met in Tehran.
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The next day.
Led by Charles Walker, we came to Charles Aviation Manufacturing Company on the Rhine River. It was surrounded by various companies and factories. Along the way, we came to a very large industrial cluster. We found that most of them were heavy industries, shipping through the Rhine River waterway, transporting various industrial products, and the import and export of raw materials was very busy.
Bao Junyi brought about a hundred people into the company and, led by Charles Walker, visited the R&D center, the international patent library, and the aircraft engine manufacturing plant.
After a two-hour visit, the team had a general understanding of the company's scale and capabilities.
Charles Walker led the company's executives to negotiate the acquisition with Bao Junyi's team in the conference room.
Charles Walker said, "Our company's market valuation is $2.6 billion. Due to a decline in business, the current valuation is $2.2 billion. The Lauren family has been trying to lower the price, so we didn't reach an agreement. I didn't ask for more, so we just settled on the $2.2 billion valuation."
"Mr. Charles Walker, I can buy your company at this price, but I hope that more than 80% of your technical talents will move to Hong Kong with the company."
"At the same time, I'm providing $10 million in subsidies to my employees. All employees relocating to Hong Kong will receive a 20% salary increase, one round-trip airfare per year will be reimbursed, and free food and accommodation will be provided while working in Hong Kong."
"Furthermore, you will continue to serve as the chief engineer of the aviation engine. I will continue to increase funding for the research and development of the aviation engine project."
The conference room fell silent as everyone thought.
After a few minutes of silence, Charles Walker said, "Okay. I'll do my best to convince the other personnel. I can't guarantee who will be able to go to Hong Kong with me."
"Okay, try your best to convince him. I'll be purchasing some advanced equipment from Germany in the next few days and bringing it back to Hong Kong. If you have time, come and take a look."
After the meeting, the remaining drafting of the contract was handed over to the teams of both parties.
Bao Junyi came to the office and said, "Walker, I'm here mainly to purchase a batch of cutting-edge research and development equipment for my group. So, since you are familiar with Germany, I'll ask you for advice."
"Boss, what equipment are you purchasing in Germany this time?"
"Purchase a batch of advanced machine tools and photolithography machines, and if possible, acquire the company together."
"Boss, although Germany's control over cutting-edge equipment isn't as strict as the United States', you can still get it through special channels."
"However, if you want to acquire companies related to machine tools and lithography machines, the controls are very strict and it is almost impossible."
"I'm considering acquiring some small and medium-sized companies. Please take a look at the companies on the list above to see if they are possible candidates for acquisition by me." Bao Junyi handed over a list.
Charles Walker looked through it carefully before saying, "Boss, many of the companies on the list are controlled by conglomerates. The other small companies have very poor R&D capabilities. It would be better to just hire people and do the research and development ourselves."
"Walker, do you have any other solutions or channels?"
"Boss, there's no other way. If you hadn't acquired my company, I would have had no choice but to compromise and sell it to the Lauren Group. Companies with good growth are generally controlled by groups or families."
"Okay, then do you have any channels to provide me with a batch of advanced lithography machines and machine tools?"
Charles Walker thought for a moment and said, "There are three companies right on the Rhine. However, the prices for exporting advanced equipment are very high. Moreover, full payment is required, and the conditions are quite harsh."
"It doesn't matter if the price is a little higher. I need a large quantity, and I can guarantee that it can be shipped abroad."
"There's no problem leaving the country. They have connections among the upper echelons of Germany."
"Very good, once we finish dealing with this, we'll go there tomorrow."
"At the same time, I offended the Lauren family. They have close ties with many port and terminal companies. This time, when purchasing equipment, I asked them to use their connections to help us relocate our company safely out of the country. They wouldn't mind paying a fee."
"Okay, Boss."
The second day.
Charles Walker led the team to three companies and, after three days, gained a general understanding of the three companies' areas of expertise and equipment parameters.
Due to the limitations of the international situation, only a small number of the most advanced lithography machines and machine tools are available, and most of them are old machines. However, the German technology has been transformed and upgraded to fully meet the current needs of the group.
Finally, after discussions between the team and engineers led by Walker, they decided to purchase machine tools and lithography machines from three companies. The order price was about 2 billion US dollars, shared by the three manufacturers. In addition, transportation to Hong Kong was guaranteed, and transportation fees were added.
At the same time, they promised to help Charles Aerospace Manufacturing Company relocate to Hong Kong and provide exit convenience.
Half a month later.
Bao Junyi sat in Walker's office and handled group affairs over the phone.
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