China News Service, April 14 (AFP) According to Agence France-Presse, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has launched a bid for Twitter, offering to buy 100% of its shares and take it private.

Data map: Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and CEO of Tesla.

  In an April 13 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Musk reportedly offered $54.20 per share.

  In response, Twitter said the board would "carefully review" the acquisition.

  Musk has reported in a regulatory filing that he already owns about 9 percent of Twitter, making him its largest shareholder.

On April 5, Twitter announced that Musk would become a member of Twitter's board of directors.

But on the evening of the 10th, Twitter CEO Agrawal announced that Musk would no longer join the board.