Temasek not joining Silver Lake in potential Dell buyout: source

US-DELL-TEMASEK:Temasek not joining Silver Lake in potential Dell buyout: source

(Reuters) - Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd is not interested in investing in Dell Inc as part of a consortium led by private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, a source with knowledge of the matter said.

"It's not happening," the source told Reuters on Thursday, responding to media reports that Temasek is one of the potential investment partners Silver Lake has tapped to join.

A Temasek spokesman declined to comment on market speculation.

(Reporting by Saeed Azhar in Singapore; Editing by Paritosh Bansal and Gerald E. McCormick)

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