had lost its swagger:失去了昔日的威风
Bruised:由于
a series of painful missteps and a run-in :一系列痛苦的失误和xx的冲突
kicking crucial decisions down the road:正在做出重要的决定
fossil-fuel-heavy commodities:化石燃料大宗商品
start turning investors away.:开始让投资者望而却步
Detail-focused and exacting:注重细节,一丝不苟
fit the stereotype of:不符合xx的刻板形象
hard-charging and charismatic:强势,魅力超凡的
turned to:寻求
quickly and methodically:行动迅速,有条理
shakeup:重组
dismantle a dual listing structure:拆除双重上市结构
outgrown :无法满足
greenlit a giant potash mine:批准了一座巨型钾矿
wavering:犹豫
making a tentative return to acquisitions:试探性地回归收购
sidelines:边缘
serving penitence:为xxx忏悔
a series of disastrous takeover bids and deals:一系列灾难性的收购要求和交易
a bidding war:竞购战
walk away:离开
disparate:各不相同
a mega-deal:大型交易
supercharge the company’s copper business:增强公司铜业务的大型交易
propose a deal :提出交易
swiftly and forcefully:迅速而且有力
barreling toward a supply shortage.:面临供应短缺之际
betting:押注
offset its retreat:抵消其撤退
rivals:竞争对手
scouting for :寻找
pull it off.:成功
multistep:多步骤
the less predictable:难以预测
an improved bid:改进的出价说服
politically charged approval processes.:带有政治色彩的审批过程
reared its head:抬起了头
the culmination of years :多年的顶峰
setbacks:挫折
put its management on the back foot:使其管理层陷入困境
ready to act:准备好采取行动
personally leading the charge:亲自领导下
is undeterred:没有退却
deliberately:刻意
opportunistically:机会主义
ignorance:无知
bluff their way through a conversation:在谈话中虚张声势
invariably:总是
cold logic and hard facts.:冷酷的逻辑和确凿的事实
heritage:血统
he worked his way up through the ranks:他一步步晋升
implementing changes:实施组合
pursue a deal :达成交易
merged with:与合并
unleash the company's agility:释放公司的灵活性
reshaped :重塑
it was still stuck with a major long-term problem:但它仍然面临一个重大的长期问题
their exposure to the energy transition.接触
beefed up his deal team:加强了交易团队
issued marching orders:发布了行动命令
audacious:大胆的
foray into :进军
reversed.:扭转局面
recognized:认识到
nimble enough to pounce:足够的灵活去突袭
wounded:受伤
took the helm:掌舵
setback:挫折
it was over the course of last year:直到去年
imploded:崩溃
squeezed:挤压了
is particularly exposed to South Africa:在南非有业务
a review of:审查
pare back expansion plans:削减扩张计划
counterpart:同事
spurred the company:促使公司
culminating in the proposal:最终提出建议
outlined a deal:概述了一项交易
spinning them off to shareholders:分拆给股东
proceeding with:进行
go ahead with the takeover:继续进行收购
long contended with:长期争论
fractious labor relations:紧张的劳资关系
flagged its intention:表示有意做某事
its assessment:其评估
the offer itself undervalues the company:要约本身低估了公司的价值
Spinning off:剥离
takeover price.:收购价格
raise antitrust red flags:发出反垄断的危险信号
a political lightning rod:政治避雷针
is listed:上市
headquartered:总部位于
ingrained with:深深扎根于
took the stage:上台
in hindsight:事后来看
a curiously missed :奇怪地错失
hurdles:障碍
vulnerability:弱点
snap up :抢购
transformed the company:实现公司的转型
championed:支持
a parallel commodity:平行商品
went on the hunt for deals:继续寻找交易
a glut of supply:过剩供应
the foray:尝试
holds some insight into:对xxx有一些了解
walking away:放弃了
predecessors:前任
ego-driven culture:自我为导向的文化
lose out on a deal :在交易中失败
a firm intention :坚定的意图
enter talks:进入谈判
wild card:潜在的不确定性
beaten-down stocks:遭受重创的股票
outright sales of the business:直接出售业务
fired the gun:打响了枪
some consolidation due:一些整合