https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/may/07/elon-musks-takeover-financing-deal-could-clip-twitters-wings > The Tesla tycoon’s complex bid for the social media platform will load the tech firm with debt > If you want to know who the world’s richest man has on speed dial, then a regulatory filing on Thursday provided an insight. Elon Musk announced a score of new backers for his $44bn (£35.6bn) Twitter takeover, including Oracle tycoon Larry Ellison, the crypto market’s leading trading platform, the Qatari sovereign wealth fund and a Saudi prince.