Mar 23, 2018 - Economy & Business
Pivotal files for IPO, as Dell looks to reduce debt
- Dan Primack, author of Axios Pro Rata
Michael Dell. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Pivotal Software on Friday filed for an IPO, reporting a $164 million net loss on $504 million in revenue for its most recent fiscal year.
Bottom line: Pivotal is majority owned by Dell Technologies, and this is Dell's first big step toward reducing its massive debt-load. Subsequent steps may include buying the rest of VMWare and/or Dell itself filing to go public.