Monday, April 18, 2022

Elon Musk bid for Twitter

 Tech billionaire Elon Musk has offer $43.4bn to take Twitter private.

He said in a filing to the US SEC: “I invested in Twitter as I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy.

“However, since making my investment I now realize the company will neither thrive nor serve this societal imperative in its current form. Twitter needs to be transformed as a private company.

“As a result, I am offering to buy 100% of Twitter for $54.20 per share in cash, a 54% premium over the day before I began investing in Twitter and a 38% premium over the day before my investment was publicly announced. My offer is my best and final offer and if it is not accepted, I would need to reconsider my position as a shareholder.

“Twitter has extraordinary potential.  I will unlock it.

SourceSEC

Deal size: $43.4bn

Country: US

Status: Announce

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