14 DAY TRIAL // Rumor has it that Microsoft plans to get involved in Dell’s buyout and inject as much as $3 billion (€2.2 billion) to help the company go private.
CNBC revealed in a short tweet that the Redmond-based technology firm is part of a group that currently negotiates a significant investment in Dell, but specific details on these negotiations are yet to be disclosed.
“Microsoft in talks to invest $1B-$3B as part of Dell leveraged buyout; investment seen as mezzanine financing, likely in form of a preferred,” CNBC said in the tweet.
There is no official statement on this, but if Microsoft gets involved in the buyout, a $3 billion investment won’t result in a majority stake, but only in a significant share that could help the Redmondians work closer with Dell on a number of projects.