Renowned World Billionaire, Elon Musk has appear to have changed his plans concerning buying Twitter, as he is now willing to proceed with his takeover of the social media giant.
According to a letter purported to have come from him to the firm, Mr Musk agreed to pay the price he offered months ago before trying to quit the deal.
These new development comes just weeks before the two sides were due in court, Twitter, which had sued Mr Musk to force the takeover to move forward, was seen as having the stronger case.
Per the letter, attorneys for Mr Musk indicated that, he intend to go ahead to complete the transaction, pending receipt of the financing and an end of the legal fight.
Also, a spokesperson for Twitter confirmed the firm had received the proposal, adding “the intention of the company is to close the transaction at $54.20 per share” – the price that Mr Musk promised in April.
The reported win for Twitter sent its shares soaring more than 20% to more than $52 apiece. But the value remained lower than the takeover price, in a sign of lingering investor doubts the deal will go through.
Later on Tuesday, Mr Musk wrote in a tweet: “Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app”.
When the Billionaire first revealed his plans to buy Twitter in a $44bn deal, he said he wanted to clean up spam accounts on the platform and preserve it as a venue for free speech.
But , Elon Musk who is a prolific Twitter user known for his impulsive style, balked at the purchase just a few weeks later, citing concerns that the number of fake accounts on the platform was higher than Twitter claimed.
Some executives of Twitter denied the accusations, arguing that Mr Musk – the world’s richest person with a net worth of more than $220bn – wanted out because he was worried about the price.
The misunderstanding is as result of a sharp downturn in the value of technology stocks, including Tesla, the electric car company that Mr Musk leads and is the base of much of his fortune.
The disagreement, which was scheduled to go to trial 17 October, saw the two sides face off in lengthy court filings, private messages and bitter public spats on Twitter, where Mr Musk has more than 100 million followers.
Forinstance, in one of such exchange, Mr Musk responded to Twitter boss Parag Agrawal with an emoji for faecal matter.
Processes for the trial had ensnarled many of the biggest names in tech, as lawyers for the two companies demanded communications about the deal.
Mr Musk, who could have paid a $1bn break-up fee to walk away, was set to be interviewed ahead of the trial this week.
Some industry watchers, who were taken by surprise by the development, questioned whether the latest twist was a concrete offer or a delay tactic.
