原文標題：
Twitter Re-examines Elon Musk’s Bid,
May Be More Receptive to a Deal
原文連結：
https://on.wsj.com/37LEQm2
https://archive.ph/Qvsl5
發布時間：
April 24, 2022 1:55 pm ET
原文內容：
Twitter Inc. is re-examining Elon Musk’s $43 billion takeover
offer after the billionaire lined up financing for the bid, in a
sign the social-media company could be more receptive to a deal.
在馬斯克提供充分的財務資料後，Twitter 再次考慮這筆收購案，
據說這次比較有可能答應。
Twitter had been expected to rebuff the offer, which Mr. Musk made
earlier this month without saying how he would pay for it. But
after he disclosed last week that he now has $46.5 billion in
financing, Twitter is taking a fresh look at the offer and is more
likely than before to seek to negotiate, people familiar with the
matter said. The situation is fast-moving and it is still far
from guaranteed Twitter will do so.
一開始馬斯克沒提供充分的收購金額分析，因此Twitter並沒有很認真考慮。
但這次他說已籌到美金465億後，內部人士透露Twitter已經在重新討論。
但是還沒有下最後決定。
Twitter is still working on an all-important estimate of its own
value, which would need to come in close to Mr. Musk’s offer, and
it could also insist on sweeteners such as Mr. Musk agreeing to
cover breakup protections should the deal fall apart, some of the
people said.
Twitter 正在評估自身價值，以及馬斯克失敗後要拿多少分手費。
The two sides are meeting Sunday to discuss Mr. Musk’s proposal,
the people said.
消息人士說週日兩邊有會面討論
Twitter is expected to weigh in on the bid when it reports
first-quarter earnings Thursday, if not sooner, the people said.
Twitter’s response won’t necessarily be black-and-white, and
could leave the door open for inviting other bidders or
negotiating with Mr. Musk on terms other than price. Mr. Musk
reiterated to Twitter’s chairman Bret Taylor in recent days that
he won’t budge from his offer of $54.20-a-share, the people said.
據說Twitter會在週四財報發表時做出接受/拒絕/繼續協商的結論。
The potential turnabout on Twitter’s part comes after Mr. Musk
met privately Friday with several shareholders of the company to
extol the virtues of his proposal while repeating that the board
has a “yes-or-no” decision to make, according to people familiar
with the matter. He also pledged to solve the free-speech issues
he sees as plaguing the platform and the country more broadly,
whether his bid succeeds or not, they said.
The Tesla Inc. chief executive made his pitch to select
shareholders in a series of video calls, with a focus on actively
managed funds, the people said, in hopes that they could sway the
company’s decision.
因為馬斯克私下和董事會成員遊說財務沒問題，
另外他可以解決言論管制問題，也可以讓更多國家使用 twitter，
因此公司才會改變態度
Mr. Musk said he sees no way Twitter management can get the stock
to his offer price on its own, given the issues in the business
and a persistent inability to correct them. It couldn’t be
learned if he detailed specific steps he would take, though he has
tweeted about wanting to reduce the platform’s reliance on
advertising, as well as to make simpler changes such as allowing
longer tweets.
馬斯克也說按照 Twitter 現在發展模式，未來股價不會超過他的收購價
Mr. Musk already has some shareholders rallying behind him
following the meetings. Lauri Brunner, who manages Thrivent Asset
Management LLC’s large-cap growth fund, sees Mr. Musk as a
skilled operator. “He has an established track record at Tesla,”
she said. “He is the catalyst to deliver strong operating
performance at Twitter.” Minneapolis-based Thrivent has a roughly
0.4% stake in Twitter worth $160 million and is also a Tesla
shareholder.
—Sarah E. Needleman contributed to this article.
心得/評論：
之前很多人懷疑 funding secured 一樣是唬爛的
看來 Musk 這次準備好充足資料，讓董事相信美金465億太香了，
twitter 只好回頭再討論吧