Dell’s Special Committee Asks Carl Icahn to Get Specific on Buyout Plans

Also expected today: Icahn’s proposed slate of Dell directors.
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Carl Icahn Wants to Fire Michael Dell (Video)

A lively TV lunch hour with a corporate raider.
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PC Slide Doomed a Blackstone-Dell Tie

It really was that bad. That was the conclusion Blackstone Group LP reached about Dell Inc. after it set a small army off to decide whether the private-equity firm should bid for the computer maker.

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Silver Lake Finally Announces New $10.3 Billion Tech-Focused Fund

Silver Lakes Partners, the high-profile private equity which has been a big player in the tech space, has finally closed a new $10.3 billion large-cap technology investment fund. The firm said its Silver Lake Partners IV Fund was oversubscribed, surpassing a $7.5 billion target. Silver Lake now manages over $23 billion and is involved in a range of digital deals — most prominently of late, in the private takeover of Dell Computer.

Foursquare Gets Its Money

$41 million in debt from Silver Lake, earlier investors.
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HP Senior VP Ajei Gopal Leaving for Silver Lake Partners

He’ll be taking George Kadifa’s old job.
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Dell’s Depressing Proxy Makes Analysts Cringe

A dark picture, clear at last.
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What’s Dell’s Bidding Process Really About? (Clue: It’s Not About Fixing Dell)

Money doesn’t buy a fix for what ails the troubled computer company.
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Blackstone Is Open to Keeping Michael Dell as CEO

Blackstone Group LP is open to keeping Dell Inc. founder Michael Dell as chief executive under its plan to gain control of the computer maker, people familiar with the matter said.

Is the Dell Buyout Really a Good Idea?