Elon Musk posted a video Wednesday showing him strolling into Twitter headquarters ahead of a Friday deadline to close his $44 billion deal to buy the company.
One of Musk's biggest obstacles to closing the deal was keeping in place the financing pledged roughly six months ago.
Less clear is what's happening with the billions of dollars pledged to Musk by investors who would get ownership stakes in Twitter. Musk's original slate of equity partners included an array of partners ranging from the billionaire's tech world friends with like-minded ideas about Twitter's future, such as Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, to funds controlled by Middle Eastern royalty.
Although Musk's tweets and statements have been cryptic, technology analysts have speculated that Musk wants to use Twitter to help re-create a version of China's WeChat service, which allows users to do video chats, message, stream video, scan bar codes and make payments.
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