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As predicted, Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter in a hostile takeover attempt
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Last week we learned that Elon Musk had bought enough shares of Twitter to make him a majority shareholder. Since then, things have escalated, and the Tesla and SpaceX founder and CEO is looking for more than just a seat on the board.
Kim called it
Kim Komando has been addressing Twitter’s problems for some time now, reminding us how the social platform veered off track. Many politically conservative users were chastised by Twitter, while others were outright banned. This included former President Trump. Twitter cited violations of its rules, which are not very clear-cut.
By purchasing close to 74 million shares of Twitter, Elon Musk gained a 9.2% stake in the company, as we reported last week. This followed Tweets from Musk regarding Twitter’s policies on freedom of speech. Was he planning to shake things up at Twitter?
The makings of a hostile takeover
Shortly after his $3 billion purchase, Musk was invited to join Twitter’s board of directors. On Sunday, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal tweeted that Musk has rejected the board member position.
As Kim predicted, these recent events have pointed to a hostile takeover on Musk’s part. Being on the board would limit Musk to a 14% share of the company. Without a seat, he’s free to purchase as many shares as he wants.
The other shoe drops
Tuesday, Musk posted a tweet saying, “I made an offer,” with a link to papers filed with the Securities Exchange Commission. Musk is making a cash offer for 100% of Twitter at $54.20 per share — a deal worth about $43 billion. Twitter shares are at about $46 as of this writing.
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