Michael Dell has finally gained a place at the IT services top table by buying Perot Systems for $3.9bn. Dell will pay $30 a share for Perot Systems - its stock is currently trading at $17.91, giving a premium of 67.5 per cent. Perot Systems' chairman, Ross Perot Jr, becoming a Dell board candidate. Perot Systems will become Dell's services unit and be led from Plano by Peter Altabef, the current Perot Systems CEO.