BOOM! Musk Buys Twitter in Enormous $44 Billion Deal

Andrew WestApril 25, 2022

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As the nation began to unravel the implications of the privatization of the public square, it became glaringly obvious that platforms such as Twitter were running afoul of the First Amendment, and doing so without any reproach. They, like their contemporaries at Facebook, were telling the world that culling certain viewpoints from the culture was what’s best for the world, and in doing so ignited an enormous debate over just what sort of power should be attached to their bandwidth.

Now, after raging against Twitter’s censorship policies for months, Elon Musk is set to own the social media leviathan after raising $44 billion in capital for the purchase.

Twitter’s board has accepted an offer from billionaire Elon Musk to buy the social media company and take it private, the company announced Monday.

“Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,” Musk said in a statement included in the press release announcing the $44 billion deal. “I also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans. Twitter has tremendous potential – I look forward to working with the company and the community of users to unlock it.”

The deal was one of the largest of its kind.

Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Elon Musk, for $54.20 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately $44 billion. Upon completion of the transaction, Twitter will become a privately held company.
Under the terms of the agreement, Twitter stockholders will receive $54.20 in cash for each share of Twitter common stock that they own upon closing of the proposed transaction.

The purchase price represents a 38% premium to Twitter’s closing stock price on April 1, 2022, which was the last trading day before Mr. Musk disclosed his approximately 9% stake in Twitter.

Bret Taylor, Twitter’s Independent Board Chair, said, “The Twitter Board conducted a thoughtful and comprehensive process to assess Elon’s proposal with a deliberate focus on value, certainty, and financing. The proposed transaction will deliver a substantial cash premium, and we believe it is the best path forward for Twitter’s stockholders.”

Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s CEO, said, “Twitter has a purpose and relevance that impacts the entire world. Deeply proud of our teams and inspired by the work that has never been more important.”

Musk has promised to “unlock” Twitter’s full potential, and promote a much hardier approach to free speech on the app once he takes over.

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