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09-25-2013, 04:41 PM
http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/o.NMJMJQ9E_pol60HCf3qw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-09-25T202512Z_1_CBRE98O1KQA00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-BLACKBERRY-OFFER-WATSA.JPG (http://news.yahoo.com/fairfaxs-watsa-says-confident-blackberry-bid-succeed-202512447--finance.html)TORONTO (Reuters) - Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd's Chief Executive Prem Watsa said on Wednesday he is confident the consortium he leads can find the money needed to fund a $4.7 billion bid for struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd. "We wouldn't put our name to such a high-profile deal if we didn't feel confident that at the end of the day that our due diligence would be fine and we'd be able to finance it," Watsa told Reuters on Wednesday. (Reporting by Alastair Sharp)



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