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Wall Street, tech investors back Musk Twitter bid with $7B

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Elon Musk has strengthened the equity stake in his offer to buy Twitter with commitments of more than $7 billion from a range of investors, including Oracle co-founder and Tesla

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  1. Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Reveals the Left For What It Is

    Headline from Gopusa ·

  2. Musk Reportedly Seeks More Financing For Twitter Acquisition

    Headline from Forbes ·

  3. Elon Musk May Be Less Than $3 Billion Away From Making Twitter Purchase A Reality

    Headline from Forbes ·

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    Wall Street, tech investors back Musk Twitter bid with $7B

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  1. Gopusa

    Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Reveals the Left For What It Is (opens Gopusa)

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    Gopusa's feed description

    This week, in one of the most shocking business moves in recent memory, Twitter reversed itself and decided to sell itself after all to Elon Musk, who paid some $44 billion for the privilege. The move was made, at least in part, for ideological reasons; Musk has been vocally critical of Twitter's ma…

  2. Al Jazeera

    Why is Elon Musk buying Twitter? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    On Monday, Elon Musk struck a $44bn deal to buy Twitter. But why?

  3. Al Jazeera

    Elon Musk is buying Twitter, what will he gain? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has struck a deal to acquire Twitter for $44bn. How will the platform change?

  4. Hot Air

    How Twitter's board went from fighting Elon Musk to accepting him (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    On April 21, Mr. Musk lined up $46.5 billion in financing. He had obtained commitments from Morgan Stanley and other lenders for $13 billion in debt financing, while another group of banks promised $1...

  5. NBC News

    Elon Musk could put less money into Twitter acquisition deal (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A Reuters report on Monday cited sources who indicated additional investors may help Musk reduce his cash contribution to the agreement.

  6. Forbes

    Musk Reportedly Seeks More Financing For Twitter Acquisition (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Elon Musk is in talks with investment firms Apollo Global Management and Ares Management to help acquire additional funding to buy Twitter, Reuters reported.

  7. Hot Air

    Can Elon Musk make Twitter's numbers work? (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    Mr. Musk is departing from the traditional private equity playbook by putting up far more of his own money than is usual in such a deal, about three quarters of the price. But he’s also following more...

  8. Money Talks News

    Here’s What Elon Musk Buying Twitter Means for Investors (opens Money Talks News)

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    Money Talks News's feed description

    The deal comes after weeks of drama.

  9. Breitbart News

    Report: Elon Musk Seeks More Outside Cash for Twitter Buyout (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Recent reports claim that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is in talks with large investment firms and high-net-worth individuals to back his $44 billion Twitter acquisition. Musk could be attempting to bring in additional outside money to lower the portion of his own personal fortune at stake in the acquisition…

  10. The Guardian

    Musk seeks to use less of his fortune with bid for more Twitter funding (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The tech mogul is looking at various options such as pledging his shares of Tesla to secure bank loans

  11. Forbes

    Elon Musk May Be Less Than $3 Billion Away From Making Twitter Purchase A Reality (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The $21 billion equity commitment Musk made to Twitter’s board is looking more achievable, as he’s reportedly lined up $10 billion from other investors, after selling more than $8 billion of Tesla shares last week.

  12. France 24

    Business daily - The future of Twitter: Musk floats paid model as financing rumours swirl (opens France 24)

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    Elon Musk says companies and governments might need to pay to use Twitter under his ownership, as the billionaire Tesla founder seeks more investors to cover the private financing of his $44 billion…

  13. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Elon Musk Invited to Discuss $44 Billion Twitter Deal in UK Parliament (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    U.K. lawmaker Julian Knight sent Musk a letter requesting that he appear in Parliament to discuss his proposal to buy Twitter.

  14. Bloomberg

    Musk Nears $43 Billion Deal for Twitter as Soon as Monday (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Twitter Inc. is in the final stretch of negotiations about a $43 billion sale to Elon Musk that could rank as one of the biggest-ever leveraged buyouts of a listed company, people with knowledge of the matter said, placing an influential blogging platform under control of the world’s richest person.

  15. FOX Business

    Elon Musk plans to take Twitter public a few years after buyout (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Elon Musk, who has agreed to take Twitter Inc. private in a $44 billion deal, has told potential investors he could return the social-media company to public ownership after just a few years.

  16. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Musk gets $7B backing for Twitter bid from tech heavyweights (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Billionaire Elon Musk has strengthened the equity stake of his offer to buy Twitter with commitments of more than $7 billion from a range of investors, including Oracle co-founder and

  17. NBC News

    Musk secures over $7 billion from investors for Twitter bid (opens NBC News)

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    Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and Saudi Arabian investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who had initially opposed the buyout, are among the backers.

  18. The Buffalo News

    Wall Street, tech investors back Musk Twitter bid with $7B (opens The Buffalo News)

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    The Buffalo News's feed description

    Elon Musk has strengthened the equity stake in his offer to buy Twitter with commitments of more than $7 billion from a range of investors, including Oracle co-founder and Tesla

  19. KTVZ Bend

    Elon Musk raises an additional $7 billion in financing for Twitter deal (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk has raised just over $7 billion in additional equity financing to help fund his purchase of Twitter. The new investors include Oracle founder Larry Ellison, cryptocurrency platform Binance and venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, according to a new Securities …

  20. InsideEVs

    Musk Raises $7.1B From Investors, May Become Twitter Interim CEO (opens InsideEVs)

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    The $7.1 billion to fund the acquisition of Twitter sees Elon Musk's margin loan against his shares in Tesla reduced from $12.5 billion to $6.25 billion.

  21. Digital Journal

    Musk secures $7.1 bn to finance Twitter deal (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Elon Musk has raised $7.1 billion for his Twitter acquisition from investors that include Oracle founder Larry Ellison and Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin

  22. Al Jazeera

    Musk gets extra $7bn for Twitter bid from tech heavyweights (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Billionaire Elon Musk has strengthened the equity stake of his offer to buy Twitter.

  23. CBS News

    Musk gets $7 billion in backing for Twitter bid from tech heavyweights (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Tech titans including Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison have pledged funding, strengthening the equity stake of Musk's buyout.

  24. The Guardian

    Elon Musk secures $7bn in outside funding for Twitter takeover (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Investors include Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle and Saudi prince Al Waleed bin Talal

  25. Breitbart News

    Elon Musk Receives $7 Billion from Investors for Twitter Buyout Deal (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reportedly received commitments from investors offering more than $7 billion to boost the equity of his offer to purchase Twitter. Among the notable investors are Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud of Saudi Arabia, who has commi…

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