Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz have won lead advisory roles as computing giant Dell acquires data storage company EMC for $67bn (£44bn).

Dell and EMC have signed an agreement for Dell and its owners, founder Michael Dell and private equity companies MSD Partners and Silver Lake, to acquire EMC.

The transaction is thought to be the largest technology deal ever.