A month ago the Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry announced its intention to set November as the month for sale . Well, it seems that does not lack suitors and according to the newspaper The Wall Street Journal Chinese firm Lenovo would be very interested in offering a lot of money for the acquisition of this company, which shows once again the great voracity of Chinese firms in acquiring foreign companies.
For now, spokesmen for both companies declined to comment on the matter. The purchase of BlackBerry Lenovo , however, would become the largest operation made by a Chinese firm in the acquisition of a company in the West, as Lenovo is considering making an offer to purchase real this mobile phone giant world.
American newspaper reports that the Asian manufacturer would be studying the accounts of the company to launch a bid alternative made by FairFax . Even, should be added to the list to another possible candidate. Is Cerberus Capital Management , according to Bloomberg, which would “be interested in saving the business phone and resurrect the brand,” the same sources speculate.
firm Lenovo, despite being a thriving new business coming to smartphones, has gained traction in this market and currently sells more handsets than BlackBerry . In the second quarter of this year, the Chinese company has accounted for 4.7% of global sales in the global smartphone market, according to Gartner , while Blackberry has fallen 2.7%.
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