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BlackBerry scraps search for buyer, ousts CEO

AFP, Montreal
BlackBerry on Monday abandoned hopes of finding a buyer, and instead pegged its future on a $1 billion cash infusion and new management, after the sudden departure of its chief executive
The Waterloo, Ontario-based company's announcement comes nearly three months after its largest shareholder Fairfax Financial Holdings Inc. offered to buy the rest of the business and take it private.
Fairfax instead announced it will invest $1 billion in a private placement, and Fairfax boss Prem Watsa will be lead director of BlackBerry.
BlackBerry ch ief executive Tho isten H eins meanwhile will step down after only oneyear on the job, and will be replaced on an interim basis by John Chen, a statementsaid.
"Today's announcement represents a significant vote of confidence in BlackBerry and its future by this group of preeminent, long-term investors," said Barbara Stymiest, chair of BlackBerry's board.
BlackBerry had announced in August after a dismal year that it was looking for a suitor, amongother strategic options.
Social network website Facebook, Chinese computer maker Lenovo and
investment firm Cerberus backed by two BlackBerry founders and chip maker Qualcomm Inc reportedly kicked the tires, but no deals were reached by today's deadline.
This outcome, said Stymiest, was deemed "in the best interests of BlackBerry and its constituents, including its shareholders," some of whom are suing the company in a class action, alleging its optimistic sales forecasts for its new smartphones cost them hundreds of millionsofdollars.
Chen, a former head of the software firm Sybase, said he looked forward to steering BlackBerry through its "turnaround and business model transformation," but asked for patience
"BlackBerry is an iconic brand with enormous potential - but it's going to take time, discipline and tough decisions to reclaim oursuccess," he said.
BlackBerry helped create a culture of mobile users glued to smartphones, but lost its luster as many have since moved to iPhones ordevices usingGoogle’s Android software.
Some analysts have said BlackBerry has fallen so far behind competitors that its only hope is a breakup, which could