{"id":60311,"date":"2022-04-19T09:55:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T06:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=60311"},"modified":"2025-09-05T02:40:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T23:40:12","slug":"media-apollo-global-and-thoma-bravo-weigh-twitter-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/media-apollo-global-and-thoma-bravo-weigh-twitter-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Media: Apollo Global and Thoma Bravo weigh Twitter bid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apollo Global Management is studying the possibility of cooperating with Elon Musk or other interested parties and organisations in submitting a bid to acquire Twitter. The Wall Street Journal<\/a> reports this, citing informed sources.<\/p>\n

According to the publication, Apollo Global Management is also considering a collaboration between Yahoo, which it owns, and Twitter.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Earlier, representatives of Thoma Bravo \u2014 also oriented toward direct investments \u2014 signalled similar plans.<\/p>\n

Musk became Twitter’s largest shareholder after acquiring 9.2% of the shares for $2.89 billion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On 14 April, billionaire proposed to buy the platform for more than $43 billion<\/a>. He explained this as an intention to create ‘an inclusive arena for freedom of speech’<\/a>, rather than a desire to make money.<\/p>\n

Twitter’s management subsequently approved<\/a> a plan to defend against a hostile takeover. It allows<\/a> shareholders to buy additional shares at a discount in the event that any organisation or individual acquires 15% of the platform’s securities without board approval.<\/p>\n

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