The SOPs for corporate acquisition were extensive and complex.

The buyers would want to make sure they were not picking up a time bomb, and therefore send in professional appraisers to review company operations across the board. That meant they would be auditing to determine the numbers were right, and only commence the handover process after they found no issue.

That was why Julien's intention to skip all of that left them in shock—forget auditing, the man wasn't even asking for a framework agreement before paying 2.5 billion USD.

It was simply ridiculous!

Still, seeing Carl's surprise, Julien shrugged. "When it comes to swindling the Rothschilds, there's no person who has lived to tell the tale. Paying you would be inevitable anyway since you would've already taken my deal, but if something came up in the audit, I would have all the resources I need to squeeze you and get my money back… and then some."

Carl nodded repeatedly—that much was true, as anyone optimistic enough to de