Microsoft is in talks to invest up to $3bn (£1.9bn) in the private equity buyout of personal computer maker Dell, according to a US report.
As the world's third largest PC manufacturer, Dell is one of the biggest distributors of Windows software and its future is tightly bound with Microsoft's.
The software giant is in negotiations with the company's chief executive, Michael Dell, and buyout firm Silver Lake about helping finance a deal to acquire the company, currently valued at almost $23bn, according to the CNBC network.
Source: The Guardian
