[Reuters] Dell suitors talk tie-ups as board lets in Icahn, Blackstone - 03/25/13 07:57 PM
(Reuters) - A frenzy of backroom negotiations was poised to begin on Monday after Dell Inc invited billionaire investor Carl Icahn and Blackstone Group to make firm takeover offers, potentially turning an existing $24.4 billion take-private deal into a starting bid for the No. 3 PC maker.