Goldman CEO Slides Into Musk’s DMs During Bid to Lead SpaceX IPO

As Goldman Sachs Group Inc. campaigned to lead SpaceX’s IPO, Chief Executive Officer David Solomon opened up a new channel to the rocket company’s billionaire owner, sliding into Elon Musk’s DMs.

With banks jockeying to get their name first on the deal, Solomon worked with staffers to message Musk directly on X, his social media platform, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified citing private details.

Solomon’s move helped highlight the bank’s commitments to Musk and the mercurial billionaire’s various businesses, which also include xAI. The move shows how investment banks seek to ...