Dell confirms two alternative buyout bids

Dell said Monday that it received two alternative acquisition proposals that may be superior to its founder and Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell's earlier offer.

The two new bids were offered by Carl Icahn, a billionaire investor and shareholder of Dell, and by private equity group Blackstone. Icahn proposed to pay 15 U.S. dollars a share for 58 percent of Dell, while Blackstone offered 14.25 dollars a share for an undisclosed amount of shares.

In early February, Michael Dell, in conjunction with equity investment firm Silver Lake Partner, agreed to buy all of Dell for 13.65 dollars a share, which would amount to a 24.4-billion-dollar bid, for the company to go private.

A special committee of Dell's board said in a statement that both alternative proposals could be expected to result in superior proposals and the committee will "work diligently" with the three potential buyers to ensure the best possible outcome for Dell shareholders.

Alex Mandl, chairman of the special committee, said he was pleased to see the two alternative proposals that can potentially create additional value for Dell's shareholders.

However, the committee stressed that no assurance could be given to either proposal as any of the bids need to be approved by a majority of Dell shareholders, excluding the founder.

Dell's shares rose 3.22 percent to 14.60 dollars a share shortly after the opening bell.

The buyout is seen as Dell's most drastic effort to revive the economy, especially after the rise of smartphone sand tablet computers that devoured PC sales.

Due to shrinking PC sales, Dell's profits plunged 31 percent to 530 million dollars and its revenues dropped 11 percent to 14.3 billion dollars in its fiscal fourth quarter ended Feb. 1.

戴爾公司將優(yōu)先考慮百仕通和伊坎收購(gòu)要約

全球第三大個(gè)人電腦廠商戴爾公司董事會(huì)２５日表示,公司已經(jīng)收到并將優(yōu)先考慮百仕通集團(tuán)和投資人卡爾·伊坎的收購(gòu)要約.

負(fù)責(zé)公司出售事務(wù)的特別委員會(huì)在聲明中表示,相比公司創(chuàng)始人邁克爾·戴爾和私募股權(quán)基金銀湖投資上個(gè)月提出的私有化要約,委員會(huì)決定優(yōu)先考慮百仕通或伊坎的要約.特別委員會(huì)在聲明稱,將會(huì)與三個(gè)潛在收購(gòu)方繼續(xù)談判,以保證交易為戴爾股東帶來(lái)最有利的結(jié)果.

戴爾公司２月５日發(fā)布的聲明顯示,公司與邁克爾·戴爾及銀湖達(dá)成私有化協(xié)議.根據(jù)協(xié)議,交易總價(jià)約為２４４億美元,或每股１３．６５美元.該私有化要約被認(rèn)為是戴爾公司面臨智能手機(jī)和平板電腦蠶食市場(chǎng)做出的重大調(diào)整.

戴爾和銀湖的要約發(fā)出后,已有大股東提出該價(jià)格低估了公司的價(jià)值.新的要約出現(xiàn)意味著邁克爾·戴爾和銀湖投資可能需要提出更優(yōu)厚的條件.不過(guò),戴爾的要約允許公司繼續(xù)選擇更好的價(jià)格,戴爾也表示愿意與第三方合作.

百仕通提出以每股１４．２５美元以現(xiàn)金或股票收購(gòu)戴爾公司,戴爾公司股東可以選擇現(xiàn)金或股票回報(bào).交易完成后,戴爾股票還將繼續(xù)在納斯達(dá)克交易.

根據(jù)伊坎提出的收購(gòu)要約,戴爾公司股東可以選擇繼續(xù)持有收購(gòu)后的公司股票,或以每股１５美元的價(jià)格獲得現(xiàn)金回報(bào).