Dell Inc is to acquire Perot Systems Corp, the family-controlled computer services provider, in a deal worth $3.9 billion, the two companies announced yesterday.
The Perot family stands to make up to $400 million from the sale of the US-based company founded in 1988 by Ross Perot Sr (pictured). HWGA Ltd, the holding company of the Perot family, owns around 25% of the business and the family control a further 2% of shares through family trusts.