Nearly two years after Elon Musk’s acquisition, X’s business is still struggling to climb out of the deep hole it fell into under his ownership.

The $13 billion that Elon Musk borrowed to buy Twitter has turned into the worst merger-finance deal for banks since the 2008-09 financial crisis.

The seven banks involved in the deal, including Morgan Stanley and Bank of America, lent the money to the billionaire’s holding company to take the social-media platform, now named X, private in October 2022. Banks that provide loans for takeovers generally sell the debt quickly to other investors to get it off their balance sheets, making money on fees.

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[–] 83 points 2 years ago (5 children)

We were due for our yearly billionaire offering to Poseidon.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    May the god of water take mercy on us with this wealthy sacrifice and place a harvest in our nets

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Either that or Jörmungandr has aquired a taste for richness. As a man who likes cheesecake I can respect it.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    My most requested recipe is: New York Style Cheesecake Stuffed, Chocolate covered, graham cracker rolled, strawberries.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That sounds great minus the strawberries, add more chocolate instead.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    The strawberries make it a "healthy dessert."

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Bite me I want more chocolate, also if it can give me cavities it prolly aint healthy.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    This one is extra sweet to me as Morgan Stanley stole $4k of my funds, claiming it was abandoned when they never once sent me a message, notification on their site, letter, or call. It took me several months to get it back. All the while I was unemployed and really needed that money.

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