Musk secures US$46.5 billion in funding for Twitter bid

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Elon Musk has secured US$46.5 billion in funding to buy Twitter and is considering a tender offer for its shares, a filing with US regulators showed on Thursday (Apr 21). Musk himself has committed to put up US$33.5 billion, which will include US$21 billion of equity and US$12.5 billion of margin loan

Musk, a self-described"free speech absolutist", has said the social media company needs to be taken private to grow and become a platform for free speech.

The offer from Musk, who is the second-largest shareholder of Twitter, has drawn private equity interest in participating in a deal for Twitter, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Apollo Global Management is considering ways it can provide financing to any deal and is open to working with Musk or any other bidder, while Thoma Bravo has informed Twitter that it is exploring the possibility of putting together a bid.

Musk, an active Twitter user with over 80 million followers on the platform, has made a number of announcements on the platform, including some that have landed him in hot water with US regulators. In 2018, Musk tweeted he had"funding secured" to take Tesla private for US$420 per share - a move that led to millions of dollars in fines and him being forced to step down as chairman of the electric car company to resolve claims from the US securities regulator that he defrauded investors.

 

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