"BlackBerry is open to split '- Techzine

BlackBerry is open to a split of the company into several separate parts. With a serious offer from Fairfax Financial on hand, BlackBerry has a spacious three weeks to see which offers the sale of loose valuable business units.

opportunities Earlier this week it was made known that Cisco Systems, Google, SAP and Samsung would have interest in a possible partial takeover of the electronics company. Such a division of the company would provide the opportunity for interested parties to these parts, comprising for example the patent portfolio of its own network, offer to go.

The saying that the sum is more than the whole of its parts , does not apply. in the case of BlackBerry Sachin Shah, a specialist in the field of strategic financial decision asserts “When you split the company, you get more than what the company as a whole is currently worth would be attractive to all parties, such a split..”

BlackBerry is converted nearly 3.5 billion euros, will scan multiple offers. provisionally accepted after the bid is also Canadian FairFax Financial of $ 4.7 billion For this BlackBerry until November 4 given time. In the meantime FairFax Financial picks up the money that will be collected for the actual acquisition. Required Would seem to be the only overt serious bid to come. Throughout Fairfax Financial BlackBerry

BlackBerry Consultants have recommended possible to offer to arouse among potential buyers. Thus more interest the company in several separate parts Many candidates are in fact not interested in the whole company, but in a specific business. This interest is aroused by companies such as Cisco Systems, SAP, Google and Samsung.

According to the latest reports, the value of the total portfolio of patents related to smartphones and networks around 1.6 billion dollars, converted nearly 1.2 billion euros. The value of the BlackBerry network would be between $ 550 million and $ 1.1 billion, converted 406 million euros and 812 million euros. In addition, there is $ 2.6 billion are available to funds converted 1.9 billion. This counting up together would amount to an amount of increase between 4.75 and $ 5.3 billion.

The rumors surrounding a possible counter-offer, the share price of BlackBerry with 5 percent do. Although the course this year thus still fell 32 percent. Compared to the peak in 2008, the share prices by as much as 95 per cent.