The Blackberry logo is shown on a office tower in Irvine, California, U.S., October 20, 2020.
REUTERS/Mike Blake Acquire Licensing RightsAug 25 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Veritas Capital has made an offer to buy Canadian software company BlackBerry (BB.TO), according to a person familiar with the matter.
Veritas and Blackberry did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.
It pulled the plug on its smartphones business last year and has since been trying to sell its legacy patents related to its mobile devices.
In May, BlackBerry said it will continue with the previously announced sale of the patents related to its mobile devices to Malikie Innovations Limited for up to $900 million.
Persons:
Mike Blake, BlackBerry, Chavi Mehta, Greg Roumeliotis, Shweta Agarwal
Organizations:
REUTERS, Veritas Capital, BlackBerry, Veritas, Malikie Innovations, Thomson
Locations:
Irvine , California, U.S, Bengaluru