Along with technology investor Silver Lake, and with financial backing from Microsoft, he will offer to buy the firm for $24.4bn (£15.5bn). The move will take Dell off the Nasdaq stock exchange after 25 years. Mr Dell hopes to turn the tide for a firm that has struggled to compete with cheap Asian rivals and the boom in smartphones and tablet computers.Dell’s success over the last 29 years has made its founder one of the richest men in America.The chief executive and chairman already owns about 14% of the firm. He and fellow senior executives will retain their existing stakes.The buy-out of the remaining shares will be carried out by a consortium made up of Mr Dell himself, his own investment fund, and Silver Lake. It will be financed by loans from four banks, and by a $2bn loan from Microsoft.
BBC News - Dell computers to be bought back by founder Michael Dell
Looks like Microsoft found themselves someone to help them build their hardware.