Blackberry has been for a long time in heavy weather, as sales of new models is disappointing smartphones. Reuters Photo / Mark Blinch
Mike Lazaridis, one of the founders of Blackberry, are considering buying. distressed telephone It reports Associated Press. A bid Lazaridis would be an alternative for the tender offer of $ 4.7 billion investment that Fairfax Financial Holdings has done.
moreLazaridis, who late last year 5.7 percent of the shares of the company owned, now controls 8 percent of the company, according to securities that were publicly today. Lazaridis would with Douglas Fregin, who helped him set up Blackberry, consider bringing. Offer for all remaining shares of the company The duo would the bid itself or together with other parties to deliver.
acquisition by Lazaridis and Fregin could be an alternative to the takeover of Fairfax, that Blackberry wants to get scholarship so the company can focus on a way to survive as a small player business for themselves without pressure from shareholders customers. Blackberry, former leader on the world market for smartphones, has squandered his lead in recent years to successful competitors like Apple and Samsung. In August, Blackberry in sales put after a billion loss.
Another option for Blackberry is that the company is sold in parts. Financial news agency Bloomberg reported today that companies like Samsung, SAP and Cisco are not interested in the whole company, but in parts of Blackberry. A sale in parts could potentially deliver a takeover by Fairfax more money. There have also been rumors that the Fairfax amount for the acquisition can not get.
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