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Why does Michael Dell want to take his company private?

Why Mr Dell wants to buy his company back again

By T.S.

AFTER weeks of rumour and speculation, Michael Dell, the eponymous founder of the world’s third-largest PC-maker, announced on February 5th that he planned to take his company private in conjunction with Silver Lake, a private-equity firm, and other backers. The $24.4-billion deal would be the biggest leveraged buy-out since the financial crisis began in 2007. Why does Mr Dell, who took Dell public in a stockmarket flotation in 1988, want to buy his company back again?

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