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Elon Musk unveils $46.5bn financing package to fund Twitter bid

Buyout group Thoma Bravo talking to Tesla chief about participating in takeover

Elon Musk is pushing ahead with a proposed takeover of Twitter that would be one of the largest leveraged buyouts in history.   © AP

NEW YORK (Financial Times) -- Elon Musk has unveiled a $46.5 billion financing package to fund his takeover bid for Twitter as he pushes ahead with a deal that would be one of the largest leveraged buyouts in history.

The billionaire chief executive of Tesla has lined up $25.5 billion in debt -- including a margin loan of $12.5 billion against his shares in the electric vehicle maker -- from a group of banks led by Morgan Stanley, his financial adviser.

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