Mirae Asset in talks to help fund Elon Musk's Twitter deal - source - Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 24 (Reuters) - South Korea's Mirae Asset Financial Group is readying to perpetrate astir 300 cardinal Korean won ($208 million) to assistance concern Elon Musk's $44-billion buyout of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N), a idiosyncratic acquainted with the substance told Reuters connected Monday.

The woody with Mirae is expected to beryllium finalized successful the coming days earlier the deadline for the closing of the Twitter woody connected Oct. 28, the root added.

Mirae Asset earlier this twelvemonth invested successful Musk's rocket and outer institution SpaceX, the idiosyncratic said.

Musk's lawyer and Mirae Asset were not instantly disposable for comments.

The Korea Economic Daily earlier reported Mirae Asset's concern program for Twitter.

Analysts accidental Musk needs to pull much equity investors to concern the Twitter acquisition and debar further income of his banal successful electrical carmaker Tesla (TSLA.O).

Earlier this month, a Delaware justice gave Musk until Oct. 28 to adjacent his takeover of the societal media platform.

Tesla investors person feared the billionaire mightiness merchantability much Tesla stocks to concern the deal, weighing connected its shares.

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Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin, Editing by Franklin Paul and Mark Potter

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