(Credit: Microsoft) Microsoft may contribute $1 billion to $3 billion to help take Dell private, according to a new report.
CNBC's David Faber, citing sources, said the Redmond, Wash., software giant is in talks with Dell CEO Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners, the private equity firm eyeing a Dell buyout. He noted the investment wouldn't necessarily give Microsoft a significant equity stake in the company, but would help raise the funding needed to complete a deal.
Dell declined to comment, as did Microsoft.
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