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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

Investors and finanical analysts have been baffled [wsj.com] by a $2.86 billion bid by electric car manufacturer Tesla to acquire SolarCity [bloomberg.com]:

Musk, the largest shareholder of both companies, said he and Antonio Gracias, who is also a member of both boards, will recuse themselves from voting on the takeover offer. The all-stock deal is worth $26.50 to $28.50 for each SolarCity share, Tesla said. That calculates to a premium of as much as 35 percent from Tuesday's closing price. The average 12-month price target among analysts surveyed by Bloomberg is $29.82. "In my personal opinion, this is obviously something that should happen," Musk, who is chief executive officer of Tesla and chairman of SolarCity, said in a conference call. "It's a no-brainer." With 100.2 million SolarCity shares outstanding, the offer [teslamotors.com] is worth as much as $2.86 billion.

[...] Tesla fell as much as 12 percent in extended trading while SolarCity rose as much as 29 percent.

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