Law360, New York (July 02, 2012, 2:22 PM ET) -- Dell Inc. reached a deal Monday to buy database applications provider Quest Software Inc. for $2.4 billion, announcing itself as the mystery bidder that edged out a $2 billion offer in March from private equity firms Insight Venture Partners LP and Vector Capital.
The all-cash deal was widely anticipated after Quest announced last month that it had received a higher offer from an unnamed company and confirmed the outlines of the deal on Friday, still not naming the bidder. Dell, which has been beefing up its...
Skadden Aids Dell In $2.4B Quest Software Buy
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