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Will Twitter be captured via Hostile Acquisition by Tesla鈥檚 Elon Musk?
THE VIEW FROM AMERICA
听Chido Nwangwu writes on the implications of Twitter being acquired by the richest man in the world
Very early in the morning of Thursday, April 14, 2022, here in the United States,听 the breaking news on my priority alert was precise. Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, announced an offer of $43 billion to purchase the social media giant, Twitter. It鈥檚 stated in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, same day.听Musk, South African-born mogul, is worth almost $292 billion.听
Removing all the fine language and subtleties, Musk has therefore, substantially, initiated a hostile takeover of the world鈥檚 leading breaking news and micro-blogging platform. He offered an aggressive and persuasive $54.20 per share in cash, representing a 54% premium over the January 28, 2022 closing price for Twitter Inc. He assessed it as his 鈥渂est and final鈥 offer.听
The bold, imaginative and creative business executive also indicated that Twitter has so much potentials of which Musk asserts he knows how best to unlock those鈥.听Already, @elonmusk has almost 82 million followers on Twitter.
I do know, like many other multimedia investors and analysts, that Musk鈥檚 impact and approach to business projects remain transformative and successfully disruptive. If you’re in any doubts simply take a look at the bottom line and strategic directions of Tesla and SpaceX.听
Therefore, before looking at and assessing all the regulatory issues, I believe that the latest move by Musk will be transformative of the business of multimedia delivery of news/events and information technology.听In a previous, related analysis on USAfricaonline.com, I have commended Elon Musk鈥檚 entrepreneurial courage and visionary zeal, his leadership of Tesla as the top quality brand synonymous with electric and advanced battery powered automobiles and devices are changing the world!听SpaceX corporation extended the frontiers of scientific research, planetary exploration and space tourism. And,听 a couple of other obscure but successful investments.
I need to add another realistic point that Elon Musk who was born on June 28, 1971 in Pretoria, South Africa, has also been dramatic on a number of issues and projects. Clearly, his perennial unpredictability is a concern for many; and has been an issue for corporate types. But Musk reduces to be the complaints of those who are afraid of change.听In researching him, I found this quote by him 鈥淪ome people don鈥檛 like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.鈥
Although, he鈥檚 been named TIME magazine 鈥淧erson of the Year鈥, the multi billion dollar question remains: should听 Twitter, the world鈥檚 foremost public arena of breaking news, instant conversations, micro-blogging and debates, belong 100% to one man? Or woman? Or鈥.听I guess we’ll know in a couple of weeks or months. First, on Twitter!Please, follow me @Chido247 鈥 to know the decision and outcome鈥.
* Dr. Nwangwu serves as Founder & Publisher of the first African-owned, U.S-based newspaper on the internet, USAfricaonline.com
