Musk’s Twitter acquisition: the news

Anyone who followed American television, the general media landscape, could almost have thought they were in a presidential campaign. Every piece of information, no matter how small, was immediately shared. Then it was time for the news of the day to hit the news tickers:

Twitter board approves Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter

The Twitter board had long granted against this acquisition.

Elon Musk’s goal, each shareholder should receive $54.20 per share. As a result, Elon Musk obtained financing commitments from several major American banks. He also deposited a portion of his own Tesla shares as collateral.

Now he’s buying Twitter for a whopping 44 billion US dollars

Why is Musk buying Twitter?

Freedom of expression: money is not the goal

Money is not the big goal, Elon Musk has said from the beginning, he is all about freedom of expression. Twitter is an easily accessible social network; the app runs on smartphones, tablets, and even PCs. Messages can be sent quite easily. In recent years, Twitter has become more and more restrictive, according to Musk.

He will now give a large place to “freedom of speech” insofar as everything takes place within the law.

This purchase (or takeover) is a great opportunity for Twitter, because although it is one of the largest social networks, the latest trends don’t happen here; influencers can also be found elsewhere. Accordingly, the acquisition could give Twitter a whole new charm. Especially with the new owner Elon Musk, who is already responsible for other spectacular projects.

🚀💫♥️ Yesss!!! ♥️💫🚀 pic.twitter.com/0T9HzUHuh6

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 25, 2022

What does Elon Musk do?

Elon Musk is best known for Tesla, the electric car manufacturer that is already competing with established brands. But also visionary companies like SpaceX, which are bringing private space travel to life.

Share price on the day of the acquisition news

Soon you won’t be able to see this stock chart, because if everything goes according to plan, Twitter is to be delisted from the stock market. So here is one of the last share prices, on the day of the announcement.

• Price: $51.40
• Buyout: $54.20
• Difference: $2.80 per share

Twitter Explained + Twitter Marketing

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Topic: Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter

Last week, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, announced that he wants to buy out the social media network Twitter. Previously, he had already bought shares in the amount of 9.2 percent. What exactly his offer now looks like and what short-term impact it had in the following.

Briefly summarized:

• Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter
• Already owns 9.2% of the shares in Twitter

But first, a look at Twitter and Elon Musk.

[Update] – Elon Musk buys Twitter!

No sooner had the social news been written than it was fluttering through the news tickers of this world:

Elon Musk buys Twitter!

Anyone who followed American television, the general media landscape, could almost have thought they were in a presidential campaign. Every piece of information, no matter how small, was immediately shared. Then it was time for the news of the day to hit the news tickers:

Twitter board approves Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter

The Twitter board had long granted against this acquisition.

• Elon Musk buys Twitter

Elon Musk? The entrepreneur

Elon Musk is an American entrepreneur with African roots, who is the owner and founder of the electric car manufacturer Tesla and the space company SpaceX. He is also the co-founder of the global payment service PayPal. With a total fortune of about 200 billion US dollars, he is one of the richest people in the world.

Elon Musk quickly explained:

• US entrepreneur
• Companies a.o.: Tesla & SpaceX
• Co-founder of PayPal (bought by Ebay)

Twitter? The social network

Twitter is one of the most popular networks, along with Facebook, Google+ and YouTube. Twitter is a microblog, which has the task of sending small messages in the form of text messages, usually with a limited amount of text. Twitter was founded in San Francisco in 2006. Twitter Inc. is a public company and employs about 2000 people. With 353 million users worldwide, including 12 million users in Germany, Twitter is definitely one of the most widespread social networks in the world.

Twitter summarized:

• Founded: 2006
• Founders: Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, Biz Stone, Noah Glass
• Employs 2000 employees
• 353 million users worldwide

Elon Musk buys Twitter: supply & impact

As reported above, Musk announced last week that he would buy out Twitter. He offered the company $54 per share, for a total of $41 billion. The social media platform reacted to this with the so-called “poison pill” strategy. This strategy is designed to make a company unattractive to potential buyers. They plan to sell shares more cheaply to shareholders who already own more than 15 percent of the total shares.

However, according to the board, it is not out of the question for Twitter to accept an acquisition proposal or work with other companies.

Share price at the time of the news

Here’s what Twitter’s stock price looked like at the time of the news:

Current Twitter rate: 36 months

Here again the long-term view of the last 36 months, with current status.

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