Who Will Buy VMware?

Dell

announced this afternoon that it’s spinning out VMware, a move that has been suspected for some time. Dell acquired VMware as part of the massive $58 billion EMC acquisition (announced a…

Who will buy VMware after spin off?

This month,

Dell Technologies

officially confirmed it will spin-off its 81-percent stake in VMware to current Dell Technologies shareholders in the fourth quarter of 2021. Michael Dell owns 52 percent of Dell Technologies, while Silver Lake owns approximately 14 percent.

Will Cisco Buy VMware?

today announced that Cisco Systems will acquire an equity stake in the company. Cisco will

purchase $150 million of VMware Class A common

shares currently held by EMC Corporation, VMware’s parent company, subject to customary regulatory and other closing conditions including Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) review.

Is VMware going to be acquired?

Dell acquired VMware in 2015 in a massive deal worth $58 billion as part of the EMC acquisition (until then, EMC owned VMware). The news of Dell hiving off VMware did not come as a big surprise. Dell had confirmed the same in

2020

.

Why did Dell spin off VMware?

Dell’s goal with the spin-off is

to simplify its capital structures

, help Dell achieve investment-grade credit rating and provide Dell with funding to reduce its core debt stemming from its $67 billion acquisition of EMC in 2016.

Does VMware own Dell?

After years of being majority-owned by another company, VMware Inc. finally will separate from its parent — now

Dell Technologies

.

Is VMware a takeover target?

Here’s how VMware described it to shareholders in a presentation this week. The graphic shows that under the new agreement, VMware is no longer a subsidiary of Dell and will now be an independent company. But with VMware tipped to become independent once again, it could

become something of a takeover target

.

Does Intel own VMware?

Imagine, in fact, that Intel decides it wants to

buy VMware

back from Wall Street, to create a physical and virtual powerhouse. … Under the proposal, VMware will distribute a cash dividend of $11.5 billion to $12 billion to VMware shareholders, of which Dell Technologies is the largest, with an 81 percent stake.

How much does Michael Dell own of VMware?

Thanks to the miracles of his financial engineering, he will own 52% of Dell and

a 42% stake in VMware

. The total value of his Dell holdings is $40 billion. “It is incredible how much of the company Michael now owns,” says a fawning Marc Benioff.

Does Vmw pay a dividend?

Vmware (NYSE: VMW)

does not pay a dividend

.

Will VMware stock go up after spin off?

Is Dell still in business?

Despite his rhetoric,

Dell is still firmly entrenched in the PC business

. He acknowledged that he continues to compete against Apple in PCs, and will be making tablets using Windows 8. … Dell is now the No. 4 player with shipments accounting for 10.7 percent of the market, down from 12.1 percent a year ago.

How much cash does VMware have?

Why did Dell stock jump?

The Round Rock, Texas-based infrastructure giant’s stock price continues to gain steam for a variety of reason including a likely upcoming spin-off of VMware as well as Dell’s continued sales success over the past year despite the global COVID-19 pandemic causing many organization to pause on large IT hardware …