{"id":446622,"date":"2022-05-13T21:23:54","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T18:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/hindenburg-research-gloats-amid-hold\/"},"modified":"2022-05-13T21:23:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T18:23:54","slug":"hindenburg-research-gloats-amid-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hindenburg-research-gloats-amid-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"#Hindenburg Research gloats amid hold"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2eeb95f41d8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2eeb95f41d8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hindenburg-research-gloats-amid-hold\/#%E2%80%9CHindenburg_Research_gloats_amid_hold%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Hindenburg Research gloats amid hold&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHindenburg_Research_gloats_amid_hold%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Hindenburg Research gloats amid hold&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A Twitter short seller gloated on Friday after Elon Musk pumped the breaks on his $44 billion bid to buy out the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> site with a bizarre tweet that claimed negotiations were \u201con hold.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Short-seller Hindenburg Research had written Monday that Musk \u201cholds all the cards\u201d in the deal and could threaten to walk away in order make the company\u2019s board agree to a lower purchase price.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInteresting,\u201d a Musk responded at the time. \u201cDon\u2019t forget to look on the bright side of life sometimes!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then on Friday morning, Musk revealed that the deal was \u201ctemporarily on hold\u201d due to concerns about \u201cspam\/fake accounts\u201d \u2014 then insisted hours later that he was \u201cstill committed\u201d to the buyout.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hindenburg Research\u2019s founder, Nate Anderson, coyly claimed victory on Friday after Musk\u2019s waffling sent Twitter\u2019s share price plummeting as much as a quarter early Friday before it partially recovered. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m looking on the bright side of life this morning,\u201d Anderson wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m looking on the bright side of life this morning<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nate Anderson (@ClarityToast) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClarityToast\/status\/1525058101581324288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Twitter shares were trading at $41.50 mid-day on Friday, which is 8% lower than the previous day and nearly 25% below Musk\u2019s marijuana-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>d buyout price of $54.20 a share \u2014 indicating Wall Street is skeptical the deal will go through under its current terms, if at all. <\/p>\n<p>Hindenburg has a record of writing scathing take-downs of what it believes to be over-valued tech companies, including electric vehicles makers Nikola and Lordstown Motors, as well as controversial health insurer Clover Health.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When Hindenburg released its initial report on Twitter this Monday, the investment group revealed it had taken a short position in the company, meaning that it likely profited from Friday\u2019s plunge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Elon Musk\u2019s bid for Twitter disappeared tomorrow, Twitter\u2019s equity would fall by 50% from current levels,\u201d Hindenburg wrote Monday. \u201cConsequently, we see a significant risk that the deal gets repriced lower.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/elon-musk-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Elon Musk Twitter\" class=\"wp-image-22259681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/elon-musk-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/elon-musk-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/elon-musk-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Elon Musk said he put his $44 billion Twitter bid \u201con hold\u201d Friday. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hindenburg-research-5bc1ab66.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Hindenburg Research \" class=\"wp-image-22259801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hindenburg-research-5bc1ab66.png?w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hindenburg-research-5bc1ab66.png 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hindenburg-research-5bc1ab66.png?w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Hindenburg Research has a history of publishing takedowns on what it believes are overvalued tech firms. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are supportive of Musk\u2019s efforts to take Twitter private and see a significant chance the deal will close at a lower price,\u201d Hindenburg added, arguing that the deal\u00a0has seen a number of developments \u2014 including financing and board approval \u2014 which could have weakened the company\u2019s position.<\/p>\n<p>Hindenburg said Musk could walk away paying the $1 billion breakup fee and has leverage to renegotiate if he chooses to. <\/p>\n<p>Wedbush Securities managing director Dan Ives said that Friday\u2019s \u201cTwitter circus show\u201d means Wall Street investors believe Musk could be \u201cnegotiating for a lower deal price.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Even ex-President Donald Trump appeared to echo Hindenburg\u2019s position on Friday, writing, \u201cThere is no way Elon Musk is going to buy Twitter at such a ridiculous price.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it weren\u2019t for the ridiculous Billion Dollar breakup fee, Elon would have already been long gone,\u201d Trump added in a post on his own Twitter alternative website, Truth Social.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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