Reuters: Technology News: Fairfax looking to take BlackBerry private: paper

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Fairfax looking to take BlackBerry private: paper Aug 12th 2013, 21:05 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News US STOCKS-Dow, S&P 500 slip, BlackBerry and Apple lift Nasdaq 3:19pm EDT BlackBerry may put itself up for sale 2:51pm EDT Canada says wishes BlackBerry well, no comment on speculation 1:38pm EDT US STOCKS-S&P & Dow lower, BlackBerry keeps Nasdaq above water 1:21pm EDT US STOCKS-Wall Street stuck in August lull, Blackberry rallies 12:03pm EDT Analysis & Opinion Plummeting BlackBerry would stain any buyout People view the new Blackberry Z10 device at a Rogers store in Toronto February 5, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Mark Blinch TORONTO | Mon Aug 12, 2013 5:05pm EDT TORONTO (Reuters) - Fairfax Financial Holdings, which is BlackBerry Ltd's top shareholder with a 9.9 percent stake, is exploring ways to take the smartphone maker private, the Globe and Mail said on Monday. Prem Watsa, who is chief executive of Fairfax, stepped down from BlackBerry's board on Monday, citing a potential conflict of interest with the company's announcement that it was exploring strategic alternatives. (Reporting by Cameron French; Editing by Gary Hill) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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