Tag: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures

Elon Musk Is Said to Have Ordered Job Cuts Across Twitter

SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk planned to begin laying off workers at Twitter as soon as Saturday, four…

SPAC Tied to Trump Media Says Early Talks Were Not ‘Substantive’

For nearly a year, regulators have been examining whether a proposed merger involving the social media company backed…

Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company to Fight Climate Change

A half century after founding the outdoor apparel maker Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard, the eccentric rock climber who became…

Twitter Rebuts Musk’s Fraud Claim in Dispute Over Fake Accounts

Twitter has accused Elon Musk, in a lawsuit, of abandoning his planned acquisition of the company because stock…

F.T.C. Chair Lina Khan Upends Antitrust Standards by Suing Meta

WASHINGTON — Early in her tenure as chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Lina Khan declared that she…

Amazon to Acquire One Medical Clinics in $39 Billion Deal

While individual patient records are generally protected under federal health privacy laws, the big data expertise that has…

Elon Musk and Twitter to Go to Trial Over Deal In October

Twitter and Elon Musk will go to trial in October over whether the billionaire must complete his $44…

Word of Trump Media Deal Is Said to Have Leaked Months in Advance

Months before former President Donald J. Trump’s social media company unveiled an agreement to raise hundreds of millions…

Elon Musk Responds to Twitter’s Lawsuit Over $44 Billion Deal

Elon Musk accused Twitter on Friday of deceiving him about its service, obfuscating facts and not notifying him…

S.E.C. Broadens Inquiry Into Elon Musk’s Disclosures About Twitter

The Securities and Exchange Commission has broadened its inquiry into whether Elon Musk properly disclosed his investment in…

Why Elon Musk Can’t Back Out of Buying Twitter, According to Twitter

In a 62-page lawsuit filed on Tuesday, Twitter accused Elon Musk of breaching an agreement to buy the…

Twitter Sues Elon Musk to Force Him to Complete $44 Billion Acquisition

Still, Mr. Musk’s threat of walking away could bring Twitter back to the negotiating table, allowing the billionaire…