Dell (DELL) enters into agreement to be acquired by Michael Dell and Silver Lake for...

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Chris DeMuth Jr. Comments (1747)
 
Southeastern Asset Management's 13D will be an interesting read, if they choose to file one.
5 Feb, 09:49 AM Reply Like

whaddyamean? Comments (474)
 
If you don't count the stock I once held in Enron, I would say that DELL is the worst investment I ever made. Tell me: Do shareholders get to vote on this pathetic $13.65 buyout, or is it a done deal?
5 Feb, 09:50 AM Reply Like

Chris DeMuth Jr. Comments (1747)
 
You will get to vote and I think that there is a chance that they will have a problem with the vote. We don't own any shares, but think that this could become an interesting situation.
5 Feb, 09:55 AM Reply Like

citizenleung Comments (189)
 
$13.65 is quite a premium to its low of $8.69.

DELL shareholders are lucky they're getting $13.65. What they should be angry about is DELL spending so much on buybacks. Based on today's sale price, Dell probably could have bought itself once or twice already.
5 Feb, 11:25 AM Reply Like

june1234 Comments (927)
 
That company's and ceo's rep like it's stock have been in the toilet for years and its future wasn't looking too hot even less so now with all that new debt. If it goes through like that and you can get $13.65 in full go for it. Days of Dellrock and Dellionaires are loooooong gone that's for sure. Take the money and run. Ask HP how they're doing
5 Feb, 07:54 PM Reply Like

GregScotts Comments (38)
 
What happens to current holders of these shares now? Are they locked in to holding them until the end of this 45-day period?
5 Feb, 10:12 AM Reply Like

Chris DeMuth Jr. Comments (1747)
 
You can sell your shares in the open market whenever you would like. But you would have to hold onto them in order to receive the merger consideration.
5 Feb, 10:41 AM Reply Like

june1234 Comments (927)
 
$24 billion is a lot to pay for a declining company. Michael Dell will get his dream-liner, bondholders, many employees left with not much LBOd co's more often than not decline in value since so much of their cash will be going to service the debt. Worked out for Michael though if it goes through
5 Feb, 10:20 AM Reply Like

blueice Comments (2476)
 
With $6 per share in cash, Dellco and company are purchasing the firm for $7.50 per share plus debt !

This is a bad, very bad deal for shareholders...

It was rumored and now is true that, Mr Dell, likes to order off McDonald's dollar menu...
5 Feb, 10:44 AM Reply Like

Whitehawk Comments (2789)
 
With shares trading below the LBO buyout price, I'd say there is some doubt in the market (and from risk arb) on the deal. Michael Dell has a tarnished reputation, deal or not.
5 Feb, 02:17 PM Reply Like

vandeley Comments (21)
 
2% below a deal price is very common when the market considers the deal to have low risk of not going through but very little likelihood that a better deal will come around.
6 Feb, 05:51 AM Reply Like

The Hammer Comments (2986)
 
Long term shareholders should be out scalp hunting.
5 Feb, 09:12 PM Reply Like