Why does icahn want dell

Comics Music. Filed under: TL;DR. Who is Carl Icahn, and why does he want to buy Dell? New, 26 comments. Linkedin Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email.

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Email required. By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Notice and European users agree to the data transfer policy. The acquisition of the publicly traded tracking stock will result in Dell becoming a publicly listed company without an initial public offering IPO. Dell made its first offer for the tracking stock in July, and ran into investor opposition over the value of its bid.

The revised terms, announced ahead of a scheduled vote on the deal by tracking stock owners on Dec. Icahn said he would abandon his proxy fight and lawsuits against Dell. O ," Icahn said in a statement. Michael Dell's vision is to create the digital transformation market leader by integrating its seven brands together as technology silos are fading away.

One of the key ingredients to this strategy is tighter technology and channel integration with VMware, which Michael Dell told CRN is at an all-time high. Partners expect an even closer relationship between Dell and VMware if Dell successfully becomes public through the share swap. So clearly everyone is on the same page about controlling the software that controls the world. So I'm not sure that's a problem for VMware anymore. During a keynote presentation at The Channel Company's Best of Breed conference, Michael Dell was blunt about his feelings toward Icahn, calling the investor "a bad guy.