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Computer group may again be reverting to financial engineering if it spins off its crown jewel
Predictions of IT downturn leave investors hunting for who is best placed to ride it out
The $23.9bn deal sets the stage for the PC maker’s return to public markets
Bid value raised to $120 per share, including extra cash to win over shareholders
Objections from investors in PC maker’s tracking stock spurs $26bn proposal
Activist investor discloses 8.3 per cent stake in tracker stock to be used for offering
Investors questioned assumptions even before PC maker unveiled plan to relist shares
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Planning return to the stock market, tech group tries to assure hedge funds of its value
Pioneer of the PC world makes his return to public markets
Doing deals with the Texas tycoon has been good . . . for Mr Dell
Return to Wall Street comes five years after PC pioneer took Dell private
Merger with VMware appears neatest route to an exchange listing but tech group faces obstacles
Public shareholders are irritating but they bring cash
Traditional IT companies are struggling not to be picked off as laggards in new world
New alliance aimed at helping both tech groups catch up with Amazon and other rivals
A cloud software company that gets tough reception from the public markets
The impact of company lawyers is growing as they achieve measurable effects
Deal signals realignment of IT industry around the cloud
Forget the private and IPO valuations, the real verdict is yet to come
Lower debut price of new equity wipes $5.5bn from notional value of tech acquisition
Listing will help tech company finance $62bn takeover of EMC
The quiet man of tech sees debts and short-term losses as manageable as Dell builds strong position
Deal clears regulatory hurdle in China but finance doubts remain
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