Samsung is buying BlackBerry for $7.5 billion
The South Korean company Samsung Electronics in the foreseeable future may acquire the canadian manufacturer of BlackBerry phones. The transaction amount will be about 7.5 billion dollars. This decision is connected with the intention of Samsung to get a patent portfolio of BlackBerry.

The South Korean company Samsung Electronics in the foreseeable future may acquire the canadian manufacturer of BlackBerry phones. The transaction amount will be about 7.5 billion dollars. This decision is connected with the intention of Samsung to get a patent portfolio of BlackBerry.
Official dealers met in the second week of January in order to discuss possible position, according to Forbes citing a source familiar with the situation and the relevant documents. It is known that Samsung offers for the shares of BlackBerry from 13,35 to 15,49 dollar, which is 38%-60% above the current trading price.
Taking into account the opinion of the followers of South Korean firms, the acquisition of BlackBerry would be a real coup for Samsung and will stand out against Apple and other companies with significant patent portfolio, which has a canadian manufacturer.
After news media about a possible deal happened significant increase in the value of shares of BlackBerry. By results of trades on the NASDAQ price of BlackBerry shares rose on Wednesday on 29,66%, to 12.59 per paper. With all that in post-trade shares rose more 3.04% and reached 13.04 dollar for the paper, and their growth exceeded 30% in comparison with previous day closing auction.
Later BlackBerry and Samsung has denied Bloomberg information about the negotiations. A source said that the canadian company constantly receives an offer to purchase, and players would like to receive for their offspring significantly greater amount than that which informed the media. But market specialists believe that in the next couple of years the proposed rates for the purchase of BlackBerry, some of which exceed $ 7 billion, will fall significantly.