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eBay acquires PayPal

Event 6 of 18 in How Elon Musk’s business and public life unfolded

The event

Oct 2002

Turning point

Corporate

eBay acquires PayPal

Tesla’s registration statement records eBay’s acquisition of PayPal in October 2002. The transaction follows the development of X.com and its merger with Confinity.

Tesla Motors PayPal Open event

Sources and context

Tesla Motors registration statement, Amendment No. 7Company statement · Tesla Motors
PayPal annual report for 2001, directors and company historyCompany statement · PayPal

Sources for this event

PayPal annual report for 2001, directors and company history PayPal
Tesla Motors registration statement, Amendment No. 7 Tesla Motors

Before · May 2002
Musk’s SpaceX executive role beginsAfter · Apr 2004
Musk becomes Tesla’s chairman

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