In a dramatic unfolding1This paper was written on November 5, 2022, and changes to Twitter under Musk’s ownership have continued to develop since then but are not examined in this piece., Elon Musk has completed a $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, taking the company from public to private.2https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/technology/elon-musk-twitter-deal-complete.html Musk closed the merger on the evening of October 27, 2022, introducing a new era where the ultra-wealthy can purchase entire companies in which they become interested.3Id. This closing came after Twitter filed suit against Elon Musk, as Musk tried to back out of the deal.4Musk’s buying of Twitter came under scrutiny by the U.S. Government for data-security issues due to Musk’s foreign investors, although no further developments of this inquiry have been reported. (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-17/musk-s-twitter-deal-remains-in-focus-for-us-data-security-review) Then, weeks before the trial was scheduled to begin in Delaware courts, Musk announced he would proceed with the deal.5https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/technology/elon-musk-twitter.html The below sections provide a brief overview of the timeline of the deal, the legal arguments presented by Musk and Twitter, and examines possible motivations for Musk to pivot and close the deal as originally agreed upon with Twitter. [Read more…] about From Public to Private: A Mogul’s Acquisition of Twitter
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