Musk's go-private gambit collapses as investor support withered Musk's go-private gambit collapses as investor support withered August 27, 2018 dzadmin Comments 0 Comment Elon Musk’s tweet that he wanted to take Tesla private was a classic move by the billionaire CEO but he was forced to abandon the idea after misreading investor support, particularly that of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.