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Twitter’s newly formed parent company X. Corp has bought VC-backed tech hiring platform Laskie to fulfill Elon Musk’s ambitions for Twitter to become a “super app.”

Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, which closed on Oct. 27, is the largest take-private deal since 2016.

Elon Musk’s imperiled deal for Twitter is emblematic of this moment. In fact, of a moment in every business cycle when euphoria gives way to regret and dealmakers everywhere scramble for an escape hatch.

The Twitter 5% senior unsecured notes due 2030 dropped a full point Monday in a quiet morning session, to around the 98 mark.

Elon Musk has secured $7.14 billion in commitments from 19 outside investors as part of a bid to take Twitter private.

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Leverage is sure to exceed the downgrade threshold on current BB+ ratings, analyst says.

Committed financing of $46.5 billion includes $13 billion of debt, which includes up to $6 billion of bonds.

The largest, most well-known technology stocks soared higher Friday on earnings. All are active M&A investors, raising hopes of further activity in areas like AI and self-driving.

In what’s been the resignation heard round the world, Uber founder Travis Kalanick has officially stepped down as CEO of the ridehailing company. Here are 7 other CEOs who have left their companies.

The huge deals announced in 2016 will help to shape the year in M&A to come—and so will one that didn’t happen: Twitter.

We’ve steadily ramped up our production of corporate M&A content this year in response to reader appetite for that type of coverage. Posted below is a recap of our most popular posts on the subject from 2016.

On Thursday, Twitter announced its acquisition of Yes, with the target company’s CEO, Keith Coleman, becoming the first VP of product at the struggling social media megalith in about a year.

Google? Out. Disney? Pass. Apple? Meh. Salesforce? Maybe. So, now that the big names have dropped out of the hunt, what’s the case to make for acquiring Twitter?

In honor of Twitter’s 10th anniversary of its public launch, we’ve created a list of 20 VCs and 20 industry figures that are must-follows on the micro-blogging service.

The stock market isn’t treating anyone well at the moment, but Twitter—among a handful of other tech companies—has seen its market cap drop well below its highest private valuation.

We’ve taken our coverage of Twitter’s evolution and made an infographic timeline full of financing details, valuation milestones, notable acquisitions and more.

The PitchBook Platform, which tracks valuations on thousands of VC-backed companies, offers a snapshot of Twitter’s valuation at the time venture rounds closed.