Dell worlds third largest maker of PC's is in talks to sell itself to a consortium of buyers led by Michael Dell (Founder & CEO), Silver Lake Partners and Microsoft. The deal might be in the stock price range of $13 to $14.5 and would value company in the range of $22 billion to $24.5 billion. The deal might finalise in the first or second week of February, but speculation indicate it as early as Monday, 4 February. With the privatisation Michael Dell will be the majority share holder, where as Silver Lake and Microsoft will be minority shareholders.
