Who is financing Elon Musk's US$44 billion deal to buy Twitter?

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK -- Elon Musk has pledged to provide US$46.5 billion in equity and debt financing for his acquisition of Twitter, which covers the US$44 billion price tag and closing costs.

While Musk will provide much of the funding after selling down his stake in electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc.  and by leaning on equity financing from large investors, major banks have committed to provide US$13 billion.

Below are details of participants in the Twitter deal and their financing commitments:

Editing by Anirban Sen and Sam Holmes

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  FILE - The Twitter splash page is displayed on a digital device in San Diego, April 25, 2022. Twitter has filed a response to claims by billionaire Elon Musk that he has legitimate reasons for wanting to back out of his $44 billion deal to buy the social media company. In a counterclaim filed Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, Twitter calls Musk's reasoning “a story, imagined in an effort to escape a merger agreement that Musk no longer found attractive once the stock market—and along with it, his massive personal wealth—declined in value.” (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)