Musk takes Twitter private at $54.20 per share; platform is rebranded X in July 2023.
Elon Musk completes acquisition of Twitter
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Twitter, Inc. Form 8-K, Current Report (Item 2.01, Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets). (2022). Primary source for the closing date of 27 October 2022, the $54.20 per share cash consideration, Musk becoming sole director, and the 28 October NYSE delisting request.
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Mehta, I. (2023). Twitter has officially changed its logo to 'X'. TechCrunch. Source for the rebrand: Musk announced the name change on 23 July 2023 and the logo was replaced on 24 July 2023.
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Capoot, A. (2023). Elon Musk rebrands Twitter to 'X,' replaces iconic bird logo. CNBC. Published 24 July 2023. Second contemporaneous account of the rebrand, corroborating the TechCrunch report above on the same day.
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October 27, 2022
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