Elon Musk’s £36bn Twitter takeover could face price slash May 9, 2022 Investment firm Hindenburg Research has said Elon Musk's $44bn (£36bn) Twitter takeover could be repriced lower if the eccentric billionaire walks away from the bid.
Elon Musk suggests firms may need to pay for Twitter, as senior MP asks him to appear before committee May 4, 2022 Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has suggested businesses may have to start paying to use it. The richest man in the world who purchased the social media giant last month for $44bn, made the claim on Twitter on Wednesday. The Tesla boss wrote: “Twitter will always be free for casual users, but maybe a slight [...]
Elon Musk loses bid to lift screening of tweets about Tesla April 28, 2022 The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has lost a bid to lift a screening process on his tweets about Tesla. The new owner of Twitter had agreed for his social media posts to be looked at by a lawyer in 2018, and sought to remove the oversight. The entrepreneur, who recently said the electric car [...]
Twitter takeover: Elon Musk secures his own billion dollar break clause April 27, 2022 Despite sending shockwaves across the business world, Elon Musk could walkaway from his $44bn Twitter takeover for just $1bn. According to a regulatory filing by Twitter on Tuesday, limited damages could be brought by the social media firm if the eccentric billionaire failed to provide the equity financing needed for the deal to go through. [...]
Tesla shares plunge following Musk’s Twitter takeover, with $97bn wiped off valuation April 26, 2022 Tesla’s shares plunged 11 per cent today less than a day after chief executive Elon Musk snatched Twitter for $44bn. Twitter’s takeover wiped off $97bn off of Tesla’s valuation after Musk secured a $12.5bn loan against his share in the automotive giant, the Financial Times reported. The extravagant entrepreneur said he will fund the acquisition [...]
Twitter sale: The rocky road for online safety in Musk’s world of free speech April 26, 2022 The business world was sent into frenzy on Monday night after Twitter accepted a $44bn buyout offer from Tesla tycoon Elon Musk.
Bezos questions Chinese influence on Musk’s £34.5bn Twitter takeover April 26, 2022 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has questioned Elon Musk’s grab for Twitter, raising alarms about Chinese influence on the social media platform.
Twitter sale could be agreed as early as today as Elon Musk enters ‘final stretch’ of negotiations April 25, 2022 Twitter is in the final stretch of negotiations in its sale to Elon Musk, with a deal potentially being reached as early as today. As reported by Bloomberg, the social media firm is hammering out the terms of a transaction, according to inside sources. On April 14, the eccentric billionaire announced an offer to buy the [...]
It’s on: Twitter’s board and Elon Musk negotiate into the early hours over £36bn bid to snap up the social media giant April 25, 2022 Elon Musk and Twitter’s board negotiated into the early hours of this morning over the Tesla chief’s bid to buy the social media platform, The New York Times reported. Musk said last week that he had lined up $46.5bn, or £36.2bn, in financing to buy Twitter, putting pressure on the company’s board to negotiate a [...]
Twitter takeover: Musk lands £35bn funding commitment as approach intensifies April 21, 2022 Elon Musk has landed $46.5bn (£35.6bn) of funding commitment to snap up Twitter, as the takeover approach intensifies.