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		abhishektwr on Dec 19, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Saudi prince invests $300 million in Twitter I think this is a direct investment at least according to WSJ, "Twitter spokesman Matt Graves confirmed the investment" http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405297020479110457710...

hristov on Dec 19, 2011 [–]

That is a good find but it is not dispositive. For various legal reasons many people want secondary market transactions in securities that are not registered to happen through the company. So this may still be a secondary market transaction, but I am sure we will find out soon enough.

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