Florida pension fund sues Elon Musk and Twitter to stop buyout
by Guardian staff and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#5YZ79)
The class-action lawsuit argues that the deal cannot close before 2025
Elon Musk and Twitter were sued on Friday by a Florida pension fund seeking to stop Musk from completing his $44bn takeover of the social media company before 2025.
In a proposed class-action lawsuit filed in Delaware Chancery court, the Orlando police pension fund said Delaware law forbade a quick merger because Musk had agreements with other big Twitter shareholders, including his financial adviser Morgan Stanley and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, to support the buyout.
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