Blackberry could turn back the hands of Do Blackberry? - PCWorld Mexico

BlackBerry co-founders have their own vision for the future of the company. Insurance is not yet known if the supply of Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin joins or will present an alternative to the tentative proposal of 9 cents per share by Fairfax Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., which is led by financier Prem Watsa.

Fregin Lazaridis and together control about 8 percent of BlackBerry, compared with approximately 10 percent controlled by Fairfax. Excluding shares of Fregin, Lazaridis controlling 5.7 percent of BlackBerry, more than 60,000 shares at the end of 2012, according to Thomson Reuters data.

Lazaridis, who until early last year was one of the co-chairs, it seems that it is considering “all options,” said Colin Gillis, technology analyst at BGC Partners.

Fairfax declined to comment on the proposed Lazaridis, and has noted that while Lazaridis and Fregin can bid, they may choose to take other steps, including the sale of its shares.

BlackBerry declined to comment on the news, repeating an earlier statement that they are conducting a thorough analysis alternatives, and only would say more if closed an agreement or change this strategic analysis is terminated.

Investors have been skeptical that the Fairfax offer could obtain the necessary financing, and Gilles notes that the proposed Lazaridis has the same problem, because the founders, so far, have not agreed any funding. Analysts believe that the two sides could seek financial support from one or more of the large Canadian pension funds. BlackBerry a foreign buyer would face severe scrutiny under the national security clause the Investment Canada Act, as BlackBerry servers administered daily million emails confidential business and government. Industry executives, lawyers and analysts say could limit the set of foreign entities that could afford to acquire all, or at least parts of the company.

Demonstrating the skepticism of investors, shares of BlackBerry have traded well below the $ 9 offered by Fairfax, since the deal was announced last month, days after BlackBerry warn of a significant reduction of sales, major losses and job cuts of job. News of interest Lazaridis actions pushed a little higher. Stocks rose at the news and closed Thursday at $ 8.20 on Nasdaq, up 1.1%. But shares have fallen more than 20 percent since the company announced its losses.

Lazaridis signed a confidentiality agreement with BlackBerry on Monday of last week, and if the offer is accepted, Lazaridis would Fregin president and appoint a director.

and Fregin Lazaridis, who together founded the company, then known as Research in Motion Ltd., in 1985, has hired Goldman Sachs and Centerview Partners LLC to help with a strategic assessment of the proposal.

While Lazaridis was an engine of BlackBerry technology, Fregin had a much smaller role, and left the company when it became a giant who built what was then the device must of professionals and politicians.

recently Fregin again working with to start Lazaridis Quantum Valley Investments to fund initiatives quantum physics and quantum computing.

Lazaridis served as co-CEO and co Jim Balsillie, marketing specialist who also resigned from those positions last year when the company’s prospects became horrible.

His tribulations became headlines when grim BlackBerry achieved sales of its new devices. He has tried for years without success to compete with Apple’s iPhone and the many devices that use the Android operating system Google Inc.

Sources close to the matter told Reuters that BlackBerry is in talks with Cisco Systems Inc, Google and SAP AG, among others, to sell all or parts of the company. Potential buyers declined to comment.

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