Bloomberg: Is the Dell Stub the Right Investment for You?: Real M&A
By Tara Lachapelle, Brooke Sutherland & Miles Weiss
Blackstone Group LP (BX) and Carl Icahn’s bids for Dell Inc. (DELL) are employing a rarely used deal tactic that has yielded both big payouts and big losses for shareholders.
The offers allowing investors to retain stock in the floundering personal-computer maker may help them win over shareholders like Southeastern Asset Management...