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Shares of BlackBerry Limited were halted Monday after the company received an offer from a consortium of investors who would take it private at $9 per share.
The company behind the BlackBerry smartphone that wowed Hollywood and other business executives a decade ago has fallen on hard times as Apple’s iPhones, Android-powered smartphones and other competitors have gained market share with superior devices.
When the stock was halted Monday, BlackBerry shares were down 6 percent to $8.23, and the stock is down more than 65 percent over the last two years.
BlackBerry has entered into a letter of intent that could pave the way to a deal that would have a group led by Fairfax Financial pay some $4.7 billion for the company. Fairfax already owns 10 percent of BlackBerry.
A week ago, BlackBerry said it would write down about $1 billion in unsold smartphone inventory and it warned investors its quarterly earnings would fall way short of expectations.
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