UPDATE 3-Dell to go private in $24.4 billion deal
February 05, 2013 at 10:19 AM EST
* Parties paying $13.65/share in cash * Microsoft putting up $2 billion loan * Dell shares rise 0.7 percent, still below offer price By Poornima Gupta Feb 5 (Reuters) - Michael Dell will take computer company Dell Inc private in a $24.4 billion deal that marks the biggest leveraged buyout since the financial crisis. The company's founder and CEO, and private equity firm Silver Lake are paying $13.65 per share in cash for the world's No. 3 computer maker. The deal is bei