This is strategic for the Saudis. Other strategic investors and sovereign wealth funds that will not want to see Tesla controlled by a competitor for 10% over

This is strategic for the Saudis. Other strategic investors and sovereign wealth funds that will not want to see Tesla controlled by a competitor for 10% over today's price. Norway, China and Abu Dhabi each have SWFs larger than Saudi Arabia [1], and the energy implications of letting Tesla go would be strategic for each of them. Tesla's market cap is only 6% of Apple's, and Apple isn't geopolitically strategic. We may see a bidding war for Tesla before they go private. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_wealth_fund#Largest_sovereign_wealth_funds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_wealth_fund#Largest_...