Although Lenovo is known mainly from the production of notebooks, it also works dynamically on the phone market. After the acquisition of Motorola it went up to the top five manufacturers in the world. Now it blades its teeth on BlackBerry.
Recent reports suggest that Lenovo is interested in investing in BlackBerry and that the company may soon make an offer for the acquisition of the Canadian manufacturer of smartphones. Already at the beginning of January 2013, Lenovo CFO Wong Wai Ming said that the acquisition of BlackBerry (then RIM) may be a good opportunity for the company. According to recent rumours, Lenovo may make an offer for BlackBerry later this week, although it is still too early to make a public announcement of this movement. Analysts say that Lenovo will offer pre-$ 15 per share, but the company is ready to raise the offer towards $ 18 per share if necessary. Unfortunately, there is no assurance that the transaction at all happens. Reports suggest that the Canadian government can block the potential deal between Lenovo and BlackBerry due to national security.
This is not the end of changes in Lenovo. The company also wants to set a new company for smartphones in China, which will be focused on internet-based smart devices. The start of the project is planned for the beginning of 2015.
Source Benzinga
