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Leveraged buyouts backed by private equity have now caught world's attention as they continue to emerge since the economic meltdown.

Founder and chief executive officer Michael Dell and private equity company Silver Lake are set to take Dell private for $24.4 billion, which will become the 11^th largest private equity-backed leveraged buyout of all time.

There are a total of top 15 private equity-backed leveraged buyouts in the history. Notable buyouts include the buyout of TXU Corp. by TXU Corp. SPV in February 2007, the acquisition of Equity Office Properties Trust by Blackstone Group LP in November 2006 and the sale of HCA Inc. to Hercules Acquisition Group in July 2006.

Here is the top list for the 15 Buyouts

1. TXU Corp by TXU Corp SPV in February 2007
2. Equity Office Properties Trust by Blackstone Group LP in November 2006
3. HCA Inc. by Hercules Acquisition Corp. in July 2006
4. RJR Nabisco Inc. by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. in October 1988
5. BAA PLC by Airport Dvlp & Invest Ltd. in March 2006
6. Harrah's Entertainment Inc. by Investor Group in October 2006
7. Kinder Morgan Inc. by Knight Holdco LLC in May 2006
8. Alltel Corp. by Atlantis Holdings LLC in May 2007
9. First Data Corp. by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & co. in April 2007
10. Hilton Hotels Corp. by Blackstone Group LP in July 2007
11. Dell Inc. by Michael Dell and Silver Lake in February 2013
12. Clear Channel Commun Inc. by Investor Group in May 2007
13. Archstone-Smith Trust by AB Aquisitions Ltd in March 2007
14. Alliance Boots PLC by Koch Forest Products Inc. November 2005
15. Georgia-Pacific Corp. by AB Aquisition LLC in January 2006.

The Dell deal is also set to become the largest since the financial crises in 2008.

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