Reports: Blackstone and Icahn jumping into fight for Dell
It looks like the Blackstone Group and Carl Icahn will be in the mix to take control of Dell — coming up with offers to rival the bid from Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners. Read more »
Dell buyout just got (much) more complicated
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Uh oh. Carl Icahn thinks the deal crafted by Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners to take Dell private for $24 billion woefully underestimates the company’s worth. Stay tuned… Read more »
The Dell deal is done: Company goes private in $24.4B transaction
After a week of whispers, it’s official: Silver Lake Partners and Michael Dell are taking his eponymous PC company private. Read more »
Dell buyout deal is reportedly near
The notion of a privately-held Dell, partly owned by Microsoft, is getting closer to reality, according to published reports. A deal in which Microsoft owns a big stake in a PC company shows just how drastically times have changed. Read more »
Will Yahoo turn out to be an egg on its buyer’s face?
Silicon Valley is abuzz with rumors of Yahoo and its private equity buyers. And there are many. Whatever comes of these moves, the questions are, can Yahoo be saved? What is the value that can be retrieved? And will it become Waterloo for the P/E folks? Read more »
Skype Founders Fight Their Way Into the New Skype
The great Skype legal mess is about to come to an end, thanks to a settlement between eBay — and private investors led by Silver Lake Partners — and Skype co-founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis. As part of the deal, the two Skype founders will […] Read more »
Skype CEO Lobbies for Skype on 3G
Josh Silverman, chief executive officer of Skype, wants to make sure that his Internet communications service works over the 3G networks of various phone companies including AT&T. He is going to be speaking tomorrow at an event organized by the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C., extolling […] Read more »
