Tesla Motors IPO could be damaged by CEO’s divorce trial
Tesla Motors is planning on offering stock in their new all-electric sedal soon which is a big deal for the Silicon Valley business. However, the CEO’s upcoming divorce trial could have serious ramifications for the company. The trial could see CEO Elon Musk giving a significant portion of shares to his wife which means he would lose control of the company. VentureBeat has more:
The personal life of Tesla Motors chief executive Elon Musk might
muddy the waters for his company’s plans to go public.In Silicon Valley, business can be personal. Tech companies preparing
to go public routinely note how dependent they are on the services of
their top executives. High-profile electric automaker Tesla Motors is planning an
initial public offering of stock and developing an all-electric sedan,
the Model S. But the company is staying silent on the matter of its CEO
Elon Musk’s pending week-long divorce trial, which begins Monday in Van
Nuys, Calif.The trial is significant because it could lead to him losing control
of the company. Depending on how the trial goes, the divorce could continue reading
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