A group led by founder and chief executive Michael Dell and private equity-firm Silver Lake Management LLC has secured the backing of the necessary two-thirds of voting shareholders to approve their proposed $24.9 billion buyout of Dell Inc. (DELL), Bloomberg News reported Tuesday, citing a person with knowledge of the matter.

Financier Carl Icahn dropped his opposition to the deal on Monday.

The results of the voting will be disclosed at a meeting at Dell headquarters on Thursday, the report said.

Full story at http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-10/dell-said-to-have-enough-votes-for-24-9-billion-buyout.html

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