Beginning of the fall for Michael Dell ?
Being a privately held company inthe US has it's pros and cons especialy if there is little
change in laws that have significannt impact to corporation. Mr Dell and team made the right decision for the time to achieve the market dominiation they envisioned.
Then comes along a President who knows the corporate game and tax loopholes well. Said President then puts in place a tax reforms plan that greatly reduces corporate tax with (one hopes) the expectation that corporations will use that break to re-invest within the US and make "off-shoring" less attractive.Mr Dell and team probably did not expect such reform.
IMO, if Mr Dell and team still believe going private was the best strategic move to gain market dominance then they should stay the course and continue to trailblaze. Otherwise going public indicates weakness in leadership's strategic vision and planning altered by a blinded obsession over reducing debt, which could always be restructured.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
