{"id":3906,"date":"2023-03-26T16:20:22","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T15:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ceoinfluencers.com\/?p=3906"},"modified":"2023-03-26T16:20:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T15:20:22","slug":"can-elon-musk-get-out-of-twitter-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ceoinfluencers.com\/can-elon-musk-get-out-of-twitter-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Can elon musk get out of twitter deal?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In July 2018, Tesla CEO Elon Musk shocked the business world by announcing that he had “secured” funding to take Tesla private at $420 per share, representing a 20% premium over the stock’s then-current trading price. The proposed deal would have valued Tesla at more than $70 billion. <\/p>\n

The deal quickly unraveled, and by the end of the month Musk had announced that Tesla would remain a public company. In the wake of the failed deal, Musk was sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for making “false and misleading” statements. Musk eventually reached a settlement with the SEC, under which he agreed to step down as Tesla’s chairman and pay a $20 million fine.<\/p>\n

As part of the settlement, Musk also agreed to have his Twitter activity monitored by a lawyer for the next three years. The agreement was made with the understanding that Musk’s tweets could have a significant impact on Tesla’s stock price. <\/p>\n

Now, more than a year later, it seems that the monitoring agreement may be coming to an end. According to a recent report in The Wall Street Journal, the SEC is expected to drop the monitoring requirement as part of a new<\/p>\n