Musk seeks to put in less money in new Twitter deal financing


Elon Musk

Elon Musk (pic) is in talks with large investment firms and high net-worth individuals about taking on more financing for his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc TWTR.N and tying up less of his wealth in the deal, people familiar with the matter said.

Musk is the world's richest person, with Forbes estimating his net worth at about $245 billion. Yet most of his wealth is tied up in the shares of Tesla Inc TSLA.O, the electric car maker he leads. Last week, Musk disclosed he sold $8.5 billion worth of Tesla stock following his agreement to buy Twitter. Read full story

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