Dell's Pivotal files for IPO

Vendor looks to raise $100m by floating, with Dell set to retain controlling stake

Dell-owned Pivotal Software has filed for an initial public offering with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

The software vendor, which provides a cloud-native platform for software development, is looking to raise $100m by floating, according to the document.

Pivotal was spun out of EMC and VMware in 2013, before the merger in 2016 brought EMC and all of its subsidiaries under Dell's ownership.

GE, Ford and Microsoft have each made a "major investment" in Pivotal over recent years, according to Pivotal's website, giving each of the trio a stake in the vendor.

For the year ending 2 February 2018 Pivotal reported a revenue of $259m, up 22 per cent on the previous year, along with a net loss of $163.5m.

Dell Technologies is currently the majority shareholder and will retain its controlling stake after the IPO via its subsidiaries, the filing said.

The Pivotal news comes soon after Dell Technologies admitted it was considering a change in its corporate structure, which could see it acquired by subsidiary VMware in a reverse merger.