2013年10月7日星期一

Cisco, Google and SAP M & A BlackBerry.

According to foreign media reports, ws-c2960s-48fps-l the message inside outflow meeting, the intelligentmobile phone hand recession BlackBerry is and Cisco, Google and SAP negotiation. Theagreement aims to discuss the sale of all or part of the intelligent mobile phone business of blackberry.
The discussion will give the BlackBerry provides another way out, a couple of weeks agoblackberry and Fairfax financial holding company reached a preliminary agreement to sell.When Fairfax made a bid of $4700000000 to buy blackberry, but the deal because the financial problems have been questioned.
Earlier this week, the Ontario province is located in Voight Lu city has issued an invitation tostrategic sellers each big potential, want them to give their own price and other requirements.These buyers in addition to the above three big companies, including Intel and Samsung, lg.
Internal sources also said, at present also do not know will not be a company willing to buyblackberry, but do not know who would bid. But these potential buyers as a technology company, the security server network technology on blackberry and many patent is veryjealous. Just now for BlackBerry patent what value to some controversy.
Google, Intel, Cisco, LG and SAP declined to comment on the matter, and very influentialSamsung did not immediately respond.
These potential buyers are with great care, because the BlackBerry's recent performance is not stable. Last month reported in writedowns hoarding of Z10 mobile phone, a loss of $1000000000 per quarter to blackberry.
According to the company's memorandum published this week, in the next eighteen months,blackberry patent and licensing value is likely to be halved, this let it in the patent temptationbecomes very limited.
Analysis says, BlackBerry service system focusing on information security while reputation is very good, but the market is declining, the current market value of 30 to $4500000000. But the patent is about $20 to $3000000000, and the total investment of approximately $3100000000 for cash.
Bernstein analyst Pierre wrote in Thursday after FELA Ju seriously studied the company memo: in view of the company's financial difficulties, in the next year and a half, is likely tolose nearly $2000000000 for blackberry.
There are two message display, some Private Equity Firm on the sale of BlackBerry show more intense interest, including Cerberus capital management, they have to send letters to gain more BlackBerry
Details all aspects of financial sector. BlackBerry is focus on the processing of peer companies bidding, this process will need about a few weeks.
In August this year, Reuters reported the BlackBerry is considering other ways, including thesale of this option, when the board of directors of the company is considering BlackBerryprivatization.
The BlackBerry composed a special committee to participate in the five member, chairman Timothy Dateersi led by the board of directors, other members include President Barbara -logistic mester, chief executive Suositeng - Hayes, and Richard - Lynch and Bert - Nord Berg.
A spokesman told Reuters BlackBerry email, "the special board by the independent financialand legal advisors to collaborative blackberry, they are trying to negotiate a thorough andpowerful to strategic planning comprehensive evaluation." But he refused to disclose more information.
Royal Bank JP Morgan and Canadian capital markets (RBC Capital Markets) is for theBlackBerry give advice and suggestions, Parreira Weinberg partnership (Perella WeinbergPartners) also provide suggestions. To provide legal advice to the company, including Skadden, ws-c3560x-48p-s Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Torys LLP.


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