Dell Exploring IPO Option If Tracking Stock Bid Fails

Dell Exploring IPO Option If Tracking Stock Bid Fails
Dell's logo is seen during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 27, 2017. Eric Gaillard/REUTERS
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Dell Technologies confirmed on Oct. 3 it had met with some investment banks to explore an initial public offering if its plan to buy the tracking stock of VMware falls through.

Dell, which owns 80 percent of VMware, said in July it would buy the tracking stock in a $21.7 billion cash-and-stock deal, to return to the public market.