Southeastern Asset Management

• T Rowe slashes stake in Dell to 2.8 per cent from 4 per cent: report

  T. Rowe Price Associates, one of the most influential opponents of Michael Dell's offer to buy out Dell Inc for about $25 billion, reduced its ownership in the struggling PC maker to a 2.8 per cent stake from the 4 per cent it held as of March 31, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters.

• Carl Icahn sweetens bid for Dell by adding warrants

  Billionaire investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc sweetened their bid for Dell Inc by adding warrants they say would increase the value of the offer to a range of $15.50 to $18.00 per share from $14.00.

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  Dell shareholder Yacktman backs Icahn buyout proposal

  Dell is at the center of a battle, with Michael Dell and private equity firm Silver Lake on one side, and Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management on the other.

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  Icahn seeks Dell meeting after securing $5.2 billion for bid

  Obtaining the debt financing marks a critical step forward for Icahn's and Southeastern Asset Management's alternative offer for the company.

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  Icahn, Southeastern prepare Dell CEO shortlist: Sources

  Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management have already approached several candidates.

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  Icahn, Southeastern reveal board nominees as Dell seeks more info

  Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management on Monday put forward 12 Dell board of director candidates, including Icahn himself.

• Carl Icahn, Southeastern offer alternative to Dell buyout

  Activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc, two of Dell Inc's biggest shareholders, have proposed an alternative to a $24.4 billion buyout deal led by founder Michael Dell.

• Dell's evaluation of buyout bid flawed: shareholder

  Southeastern Asset Management, the activist investor that owns 8.4 per cent of Dell Inc, said on Tuesday the computer maker's evaluation of a $24.4 billion leveraged buyout deal with its founder and buyout firm Silver Lake was flawed.

• Silver Lake's bid for Dell started at $11.22 per share: report

  Private equity firm Silver Lake Partners bid as low as $11.22 per share for Dell Inc in mid-2012, when it first discussed a buyout with founder and CEO Michael Dell, according to a person familiar with the situation.

• Dell CEO agreed to lower shares' value to push $24 billion buyout

  Dell Inc chief executive, Michael Dell, aiming to clinch a $24.4 billion deal to take the No. 3 PC maker private, agreed to value his 16 per cent stake in the company at about 2 per cent below the price offered to other shareholders, company filings on Thursday showed.

• What is Dell worth: $24 billion or $42 billion?

  Dell Inc.'s decision to sell itself for $24.4 billion to a group led by its founder and CEO is being ridiculed as a rotten deal by a major shareholder who estimates the slumping personal computer maker is really worth $42 billion.

• Opposition grows to Dell's landmark $24.4 billion buyout

  Three of Dell's largest investors joined Southeastern Asset Management on Friday in objecting to a $24.4 billion buyout of the No. 3 PC maker led by Chief Executive Michael Dell, sources said, as opposition grows to the largest buyout since the start of the financial crisis.

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  Dell's $24.4 billion buyout faces increasing opposition

  Three of Dell Inc's largest investors joined Southeastern Asset Management on Friday in objecting to the $24.4 billion buyout.