Huge leveraged buyouts donât happen all by themselves.
The $24.4 billion takeover of Dell by its founder, Michael S. Dell, and the investment firm Silver Lake certainly didnât. Tuesdayâs announcement lists the panoply of investment banks and law firms needed to dispense advice and thread the tricky legal maze in a big management buyout.
Here are the advisers who get to share in the bounty of deal fees and league table credit:
Dellâs special board committeeDellMr. Dell- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (legal counsel)