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Wall Street Banks Sell Final Slug of Elon Musk’s X Debt

The loans sat on banks’ books for 2½ years until Donald Trump’s election rapidly changed company’s fortunes

Elon Musk gained control of what was then Twitter with the help of seven banks.
Elon Musk gained control of what was then Twitter with the help of seven banks. Photo: nathan howard/Reuters

A group of Wall Street’s biggest banks have finally dug themselves out of a $13 billion quagmire that Elon Musk created.

On Monday, banks sold the final slug of the debt they lent for Musk’s takeover of Twitter in 2022, according to people familiar with the matter. The $1.2 billion of loans sold at 98 cents on the dollar.

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