[danhak]

Tesla needs no cash infusion. Their balance sheet is quite strong and their business is more-or-less break-even on cash flow.

[gkoberger]

I bet they could figure out something to do with the extra billions they'd have access to.

[danhak]

True, but that's substantially different than "much needed."

I don't mean to quibble, but Tesla have also shown that they are not shy about dipping back into the markets for capital. Their last offering raised ~$1 billion. I think any potential acquirer has more to gain than Tesla.