Elon Musk buys Twitter: Key facts related to this deal

Its official! Twitter is now owned by Elon Musk. The world's richest man and Tesla and SpaceX owner will now privately own Twitter. Here's the detail:

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After several rife, Elon Musk has finally bought Twitter at a valuation of 44 million USD.

After this deal, Twitter stock owners will get a value of $54.20 per share. The purchase amount is 38% greater than Twitter's stock price on 1st April.

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