elon musk has launched a hostile bid to take over his hobby twitter. the billionaire behind tesla uses the platform to connect with his 81 million followers. he thinks the company is essential to the functioning of democracy and that he s the right person to unlock what he describes as its extraordinary potential . yes he s recently emerged as its biggest shareholder but the announcement still took the corporate world by surprise. he s offered to pay $54.70 cents a share more than what the shares are currently trading for. at that figure, the business would be worth $15 billion. joining me now is debra aho williamson, principal analyst at insider intelligence. he s not short of a few bob but is he good for that kind of money? certainly, he s the richest man in the world, he certainly has the money, or can probably