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John Chambers soon received a call from Thomas Sophie, who told him that Winwin's board of directors had agreed to Henry Williams' acquisition of Winwin Architects for $1.5 billion.

The next day, Thomas Sophie officially signed a purchase contract with Henry on behalf of Winwin Architects. Henry loaned US$1.5 billion from Williams Bank to Thomas Sophie and other major companies with some Cisco shares as collateral. shareholder!

After Henry acquired winwin, he owned two architectural design firms. In the UK, he had already acquired Atkins architectural design firm!

Winwin has a long history and Atkins is younger. The merger of the two companies can create more sparks and make the company more dynamic and creative! ! !

Subsequently, Henry asked people to merge the two architectural design firms, and the company name is still called winwin architectural design firm!

At this time, the news of Henry's acquisition of the Winwin Architectural Design Office caused a stir in the UK, and the news that Henry was the descendant of the founder of Winwin, Baron Williams, also spread, and even reached the ears of the Queen of England. The queen smiled and said to the people left and right: "Since this is the case, then ask Henry Williams to come to England when he has time, and I will make him an earl. Besides, we Princess Ulysses haven't seen him for a long time. Oh, I miss you so much!"

With a little bit of Henry's assets exposed, Henry has become the undisputed richest man in the world. At first, "Forbes" used William the Great as a metaphor for Henry, but it has gradually been confirmed! The Queen's emphasis on Henry has risen several floors! ! !

Even getting Princess Ulysses to marry would not be a problem!

The words of the Queen of England spread out, which immediately attracted the attention of the global media and made headlines.

"The Queen wants to make Henry Williams Earl!"

"Princess Ulysses already fell in love with Henry Williams!"

"..."

The entertainment gossip newspapers and magazines are simply happy to report on this kind of thing, and they publish it every day!

When Henry received the news, he smiled bitterly, "When did Princess Ulysses fall in love with herself. It's been a long time since I've seen it, I miss it... Will you miss me? The Queen of England is just talking nonsense!!!"

John Chambers smiled and said, "Chairman, I think the Queen of England wants to marry Princess Ulysses to you! Or else. You go to England right away..."

"Fuck you!!!" Henry scolded angrily, "I'm going to go to you!"

"I want to go, but it's a pity that Princess Ulysses doesn't look down on me!" John Chambers said with a smile.

Henry felt an itch in his heart when he thought of Princess Ulysses' moving appearance.

"I'm getting winwin and Atkins merged now. You see, how about SOM merged later?"

Seeing Henry talking about business, John Chambers took a serious attitude. After thinking about it, he nodded and said, "It shouldn't be a problem. After the company is acquired, winwin architectural design firm will be in an absolute controlling position in the new company!"

Henry pondered for a while, then said: "Then let winwin acquire SOM, and after the merger of the two top ten design firms in the world, their strength will skyrocket, and they will far surpass other architectural design firms, becoming a 'super empire' in this field. !!!”

John Chambers was a little excited, "Chairman, I'll arrange it right away!"

immediately. John Chambers brought two of SOM's partners, Mustafa Abadan and Keith Powell, to Cisco.

Entering the chairman's office, Henry stood up and greeted them with a smile: "Welcome to both of you!"

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Williams!" Mustapha Abadan and Keith Powell reached out and shook hands with Henry.

Henry nodded, shook hands with them, and said, "Please sit down!"

At this time, John Chambers gave Henry a brief introduction to the two.

Henry chatted with them a little, then smiled and said straight to the point: "I invite you here today, actually. I want to discuss something with you!"

Is it a bidding thing? ! !

Mustapha Abadan and Keith Powell looked at each other and nodded secretly, with a hint of joy on their faces.

"What, you said!" Mustapha Abadan said.

"That's right, I recently acquired the winwin architectural design firm, and you must have heard of it. I invited you to come this time because I want winwin and SOM to merge!!!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of Mustafa Abadan and Keith Powell suddenly changed! Rumor has it that Henry Williams is an out-and-out takeover maniac, and now he's targeting SOM again! ! !

Henry smiled lightly: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to take SOM away from you, on the contrary, you will get more rights! After winwin and SOM merge, I am more optimistic about the management of the company by SOM. The original management. Therefore, your responsibilities will increase! You should know that there is no major problem in the company. I usually rarely intervene in the company, and I leave it to professional managers to do it! Think about it, after the merger of winwin and SOM , how high will your status and power reach? And I... just be the controller behind the scenes!!"

Mustapha Abadan and Keith Powell were suddenly inexplicably excited, and both of them had excited eyes.

"Mr. Williams, if winwin and SOM merge, how will the shares be distributed?" asked Mustapha Abadan.

"Winwin has a higher market value than SOM, and recently it has merged a very promising young company, so I think if winwin merges with SOM, the ratio of shareholders of both companies holding the new company will be 3:2, I believe you should have no problem with this!"

Both Mustafa Abadan and Keith Powell nodded, "We have no problem with this distribution method!!!"

Henry smiled and said: "Okay, since that's the case, then you go back and discuss with a few other partners, please reply to me as soon as possible!"

"Okay, Mr. Williams, then we'll take our leave!"

"Well, bye!!" Henry stood up, smiled, and sent them out of the office door.

Turning his head, Henry said to John Chambers, "Get ready. Once the merger and acquisition plan for SOM is completed, a press conference will be held to announce the results of the bidding!"

"Understood!" John Chambers nodded!

Mustafa Abadan and Keith Powell returned to SOM Architecture and Design Office, and told Henry's intentions to several other partners of the firm. After discussing for an hour, they decided to agree to the merger plan.

winwin architectural design firm mainly focuses on the architectural design firm of the elderly community, and in this field, it is the first in the world. In addition, winwin is also the world's first in winery design. These two points do not overlap with the business of SOM. The main capability of SOM Architectural Design Office lies in the construction of high-rise buildings, and its design level is also the undisputed number one in the world!

There is not much overlap in the business, but instead complement each other, which is also a factor in the SOM partners agreeing to the merger plan.

The reason why Henry put the management of SOM to manage the new company is because, under their leadership, SOM's work has gradually involved architectural design, structural and civil engineering, mechanical and electrical engineering, engineering design, urban design and planning , interior design, environmental art, strategic research, project management and heritage maintenance, it can be said that it has fully blossomed and has achieved very good achievements!

SOM has always been at the forefront of the world's architectural design and architectural engineering industry, and its contribution to architectural technology and design quality is one of the most important achievements in the world's architectural field in the 20th century. Unlike winwin, it will actually go downhill...

Therefore, Henry was reassured that the management of the new company was decisively replaced by the management of SOM.

Mustafa Abadan quickly replied to Henry, agreeing to accept the merger plan. In the following week, after some detailed discussions, the two parties decided to sign a contract to complete the merger plan. On the same day, all the partners of SOM Architecture and Design Office came to Cisco to meet Henry, and then signed the contract.

The new company is called "WinSom Architectural Design Office", Henry is the chairman, Mustafa Abadan is the ceo, and Adrian Smith, who designed the Burj Khalifa and the Candle in the Wind, is the chief designer. Tom Wright second...

(To be continued ~^~)