James ('Jimmy') Lee Jr. & Team JPMorgan Chase & Co.

摘要

Things haven't gone as planned since Michael Dell retook the reins as CEO of Dell, the personal computing giant he'd launched from his university dormroomin 1984. Six years after he set out to reinvent his namesake company in 2007, it still needs a face-lift. Buffeted by sliding profits as PCs give way to smartphones and tablets, Round Rock,Texas-based Dell has also lost its position as the world's No. 1 computer maker, trailing U.S. rival Hewlett-Packard Co. and China's Lenovo Group. But entrepreneur Dell isn't backing down: To avoid the public scrutiny that has thwarted previous restructuring efforts, he teamed up with Menlo Park, California-based private equity firm Silver Lake Partners to take the company private. The $24.9 billion stock buyback closed on October 29.