"Value Begets Value": Billionaire Bill Eckman on SpaceX's Acquisition of the Startup Cursor
Bill Eckman believes that SpaceX's high valuation will help it in merger and acquisition deals / Photo: X / SpaceX
SpaceX's high public valuation helps it carry out mergers and acquisitions, according to Bill Eckman, founder of Pershing Square Capital Management. He sees this as a driver of future growth for Elon Musk's company.
Just a few days after its IPO, the company announced the acquisition of Cursor, a developer of AI-powered programming tools, for $60 billion, with the transaction to be paid entirely in SpaceX stock. Business Insider noted that the number of shares required will be calculated based on the volume-weighted average closing price over the seven consecutive trading days prior to the closing of the deal.
“The acquisition of Cursor results in significantly less dilution of SpaceX shareholders’ stakes due to its high valuation,” Ekman wrote on X. “And SpaceX’s ability to make acquisitions that strengthen the company economically, strategically, and technologically is an important component of its value.”
A high valuation in and of itself gives a company enormous advantages, especially if it is led by an entrepreneur with whom the most talented people want to work and collaborate, Ekman emphasized. “Value begets value. Talent attracts talent,” he concluded.
On its third day of trading, SpaceX’s stock had already risen 60% from its offering price. Its market capitalization exceeded $2.75 trillion, placing it among the top five most valuable public companies. At its peak, SpaceX even ranked fourth, surpassing Amazon and Microsoft.
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