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Dell to cut 2,000-3,000 jobs as EMC deal closes: Bloomberg

Most of the job cuts will be in the United States, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The layoffs will be mainly in supply chain, marketing and general and administrative divisions, Bloomberg said, adding that the combined company has 140,000 employees. “As is common with deals of this size, there will be some overlaps we will need to manage and where some employee reduction will occur,” Dell spokesman Dave Farmer said.

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Exclusive: KKR, Thoma Bravo, Vista eye $4 billion Dell assets – sources

Buyout firms KKR & Co LP , Thoma Bravo LLC and Vista Equity Partners Management LLC are competing for $4 billion worth of Dell Inc's assets, people familiar with the matter said, as the computer maker steps up asset sales. Divesting these assets would help Dell bolster its balance sheet after it agreed in October to buy data storage company EMC Corp for $67 billion. The three private equity firms are vying for Dell's Quest Software, which helps with information technology management, as well as SonicWall, an…

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