Twitter may receive formal bid shortly, suitors said to include Salesforce and Google
Twitter has received expressions of interest from several technology companies and may receive a formal bid shortly, sources said.
The social media company is engaged in conversations with potential suitors that are said to include Google and Salesforce.com, among other technology companies, sources said.
Shares of Twitter were up more than 15 percent pre-market and climbed further after the news that suitors are examining the possibility of a deal and assessing Twitter's willingness to engage on that possibility.
