Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) chief Elon Musk has retained Morgan Stanley as an adviser in his controversial move to take the electric carmaker private, media reports said on Thursday.
Charles Gasparino of Fox Business New tweeted about the move by Musk, who has been besieged ever since he announced the plan to take the company private earlier in August.
SCOOP @elonmusk retains @MorganStanley as his adviser for @Tesla privatization attempt more on @FoxBusiness
— Charles Gasparino (@CGasparino) August 23, 2018
Having earlier hired Goldman Sachs and now Morgan Stanley, Musk has retained the services of the two top merger advisers in the US, according to Bloomberg.
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The SEC is investigating the plan by Musk and Tesla's board has formed a panel of three directors to study the proposal.
Musk has even run into demands by some observers to step down, a suggestion he immediately rejected.