BlackBerry in $4.7 billion takeover deal with Fairfax consortium

TORONTO (Reuters) - Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd said on Monday that it has agreed in principal to be acquired by a consortium led by Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd for $4.7 billion. (Reporting by Julie Gordon; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)

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