Dell's board evaluates rival bids: source

By Jessica Toonkel and Paritosh Bansal (Reuters) - A special committee of Dell Inc's board is evaluating separate takeover proposals from Blackstone Group and billionaire investor Carl Icahn to decide whether either or both are likely to trump an existing $24.4 billion take-private deal, a source familiar with the discussions said on Sunday. Icahn and Blackstone put in preliminary bids late last week, potentially upsetting the plans of the No. 3 PC maker's founder, Michael Dell, and private equity firm Silver Lake to take Dell private. ...

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