From the NY Times’ Dealbook: The computer empire of Michael
S. Dell spreads across a campus of low-slung buildings in Round Rock, Tex. But his financial empire — estimated at $16
billion — occupies the 21st floor of a dark glass skyscraper on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan .
It is there that MSD Capital, started by Mr. Dell 15 years
ago to manage his fortune, has quietly built a reputation as one of the
smartest investors on Wall Street. By amassing a prodigious portfolio of
stocks, companies, real estate and timberland, Mr. Dell has reduced his
exposure to the volatile technology sector and branched out into businesses as
diverse as dentistry and landscaping.
Now, Mr. Dell is on the verge of making one of the biggest
investments of his life. The 47-year-old billionaire and his private equity
backers are locked in talks to acquire Dell, the company he started with $1,000
as a teenager three decades ago, in a leveraged buyout worth more than $20
billion. MSD could play a role in the Dell takeover, according to people
briefed on the deal…..
Read all about it at http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/01/17/michael-dells-empire-in-a-buyout-spotlight/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130118
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