Twitter Purchased by Elon Musk: A Timeline of How It Happened

Tech The Tesla CEO acquired Twitter after a monthslong legal fight. Here are some of the key moments. By Todd Olmstead Oct. 28, 2022 Tap story

April 4 Mr. Musk discloses that he has a 9.2% stake in the company, turning one of the platform’s highest-profile users into its largest individual shareholder. Jonathan Newton/Getty Images Read more

April 14 “I made an offer,” Mr. Musk says on Twitter, disclosing that he was seeking to buy the rest of the company for $54.20 a share in cash and calling the bid his “best and final offer.” Gilberto Tadday/TED Read more

April 25 Twitter accepts Mr. Musk’s bid to acquire the company and take it private. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Read more

May 13 Mr. Musk tweets that his deal is “temporarily on hold” because of concerns he has about fake accounts on the platform, then follows up: “Still committed to acquisition.” Patrick Pleul/Reuteres

May 16 Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal defends the company’s ability to fight spam accounts in a series of messages on the platform. Mr. Musk responds with a poop emoji. Brendan McDermid/Reuters Read more

June 6 Mr. Musk threatens to walk away from the deal in a letter from his lawyer accusing Twitter of not complying with his request for data on the number of spam and fake accounts on the social-media platform. Patrick Pleul/Getty Images Read more

July 7 Twitter officials double down on defending the accuracy of their calculation of spam on the platform. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Read more

July 8 Mr. Musk seeks to abandon the deal, saying Twitter hasn’t provided enough information about the prevalence of spam and fake accounts. Maja Hitij/Getty Images

July 12 Twitter sues Mr. Musk over his attempt to abandon the deal, seeking to force him to honor the terms of the agreement. Laura Morton for WSJ Read more

July 19 A Delaware judge grants Twitter’s request to fast-track its lawsuit, ordering a five-day trial in October, over Mr. Musk’s objections. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Oct. 4 Mr. Musk offers to buy Twitter for his original offer price of $54.20 a share, in a sudden and unexpected reversal. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP/Getty Images

Oct. 6 The Delaware judge postpones the trial and sets a deadline of Oct. 28 for Mr. Musk and Twitter to close the deal. Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg News

Oct. 27 Mr. Musk completes his takeover of Twitter. He fires several Twitter executives after the deal closes, according to people familiar with the matter. Elon Musk/AFP/Getty

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