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Fairfax to buy another $250M debentures in beleaguered BlackBerry

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd, which is BlackBerry Ltd.'s largest shareholder, on Wednesday announced that it would buy another $250 million of the struggling smartphone maker's convertible debentures.


BlackBerry drops buyer search

Smartphone pioneer BlackBerry dropped its plans for a buyer search and fired its CEO Thornsted Heins.

Fairfax having difficulty in funding for Blackberry offer - sources

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd had until November 4 to negotiate a definitive agreement to buy out Blackberry Ltd.

Blackberry to pay for a rare breakup fee

According to a Bloomberg report, BlackBerry became so desperate to find a possible buyer for the struggling smartphone maker which resulted to an agreement to pay its biggest shareholder a rare breakup fee.


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Venture capital tycoon Prem Watsa quit from BlackBerry board and was expected to outline BlackBerry's stock market exit.
Billionaire Prem Watsa could be the key to any successful Blackberry deal. As beleaguered smartphone maker Blackberry Ltd begins to contemplate a sale of its holdings, Reuters reported that the success of any deal would rest in the hands of Prem Watsa.
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