Elon Musk visits Twitter headquarters, updates profile bio to ‘Chief Twit’
- The billionaire posted a video of him walking into the office carrying a sink, just days before the deadline to close his US$44 billion buy-out of the platform
- Musk’s bid to take over the social media giant prompted 6 months of dramatic back-and-forth that could come to an end on Friday
Billionaire Elon Musk said he paid a visit to Twitter Inc’s headquarters in San Francisco on Wednesday, ahead of a court-ordered deadline to close his US$44 billion deal for the social media platform.
“Entering Twitter HQ – let that sink in!” said the caption of a video that Musk tweeted in which he was walking into the Twitter office carrying a sink in his hands.
Hours earlier, he hinted at being the company’s top boss after updating his profile’s bio to “Chief Twit”.
Twitter confirmed Musk would visit the San Francisco office this week, but declined to comment further.
Banks have started to send US$13 billion in cash backing Musk’s takeover of Twitter in a sign that the deal is on track to close by the end of the week, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Once final closing conditions are met, the funds will be made available for Musk to execute the transaction by the Friday deadline, the report added.