Dell Will be Taken Private by Michael Dell, Silver Lake for $13.65 per Share

Computer manufacturer Dell

will be taken private at $13.65 per share. Chairman, CEO and founder Michael Dell has partnered with private equity firm Silver Lake to to take the company private. Microsoft

will chip in $2 billion to complete the deal as a loan. Shares of Dell have been beaten down over the last year as the demand for PCs has plummeted: Consumers have increasingly opted for tablets over standard PCs. Traders should keep their eyes on shares of Hewlett-Packard

. Like Dell, the company is a major PC manufacturer.