Column: Does bad publicity kill merger plans — and should it?

[Wireless News]

By Jill Priluck Last week Fairfax Financial Holdings chief executive officer Prem Watsa insisted that he would not walk away from a BlackBerry deal. "We've never renegotiated," he said. "Over 28 years our reputation is stellar on that front. We just don't do that." Watsa's statement followed a 6 percent loss in share price. The firm was in a tough spot. Reporters covered the market's lack of enthusiasm and the deal looked like it could be a goner. What Watsa does is anyone's guess. ...

More... (http://news.yahoo.com/column-does-bad-publicity-kill-merger-plans-141202607.html)