Description: Twitter has long positioned itself as a global town square where anyone — celebrities, politicians, athletes, and you and me — can chat in 140-character messages and find out about whatever is happening in the moment.

Source: NYTimes.com and CNBC.com – video report

Date: Sep 24, 2016

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/24/business/dealbook/twitter-sale.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FMergers%2C%20Acquisitions%20and%20Divestitures&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=3&pgtype=collection

Questions for discussion:

• What does the report say about moves at Twitter and the reasons for interest in acquiring the firm?
• How would you evaluate the firm for acquisition purposes?