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Elon Musk's Twitter takeover has ended up as the worst buyout deal for banks since the financial crisis (www.businessinsider.com)

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Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition ended up being the worst financing deal for banks since 2008, the WSJ said.
The $13 billion in loans Musk took out have been stuck on banks' balance sheets.
The loans have cut into pay for bankers and lenders' ability to finance other deals, the Journal reported.

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[–] Blue_Morpho 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

If Musk has to sell Tesla stock to pay back the loan, what does the bank care? There is something not being reported about the loan terms that they could lose money.

[–] AA5B 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The bank cares because

he can’t sell $13B in stock without crashing the value - he can’t pay it off fast
someone with that much ownership has serious restrictions on how they can sell. Again, limiting ability to pay off loans
banks generally don’t keep loans, they originate and sell. But no one will buy with those restrictions

[–] Blue_Morpho 1 points 2 months ago

It was 2 years ago. Interest payments are continuous, not sudden. If he owed money he would sell a little every month to pay the loan. Yes it would lower the price. The bank doesn't care, they are being paid.

Yes large ownership sales are filed quarterly. It's not a surprise loan. The payments are due monthly.