Dell special committee urges Michael Dell to raise $24.4bn buyout offer after Icahn bid turns heads

Charlee Gothard
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$3bn Icahn proposal amounts to 66 per cent of debt financing

Dell's special committee has advised company founder, and prospective new owner, Michael Dell, to raise his acquisition offer following an improved counter-offer by rival Carl Icahn and his associa...

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