New York-based Veritas Capital has made an offer of undisclosed value to buy the Waterloo, Ont.-based software company, according to a Reuters report citing a person familiar with the matter. BlackBerry shares were briefly halted on the Toronto Stock Exchange Friday morning, and closed up over 17 per cent after resuming trading. BlackBerry and Veritas didn’t immediately respond to The Logic’s requests for comment. (Reuters)
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