Prem Watsa confident BlackBerry deal will succeed

TORONTO: Fairfax Financial chief executive Prem Watsa said he is confident the consortium he leads can find the money to fund its $4.7 billion bid for smartphone maker BlackBerry. “We wouldn’t put our name

What’s in BlackBerry buyer Prem Watsa’s India kitty?

MUMBAI: Prem Watsa, the founder of Fairfax Financial Holdings, is one of the first-generation expatriate-entrepreneurs in Canada who has built successful businesses but remains below the radar. Alongside his Canadian success stories, the India-born

Meet BlackBerry buyer, India-born Prem Watsa

TORONTO: As soon as Prem Watsa stepped down from Blackberry’s board in August, speculation that he would launch a bid for the troubled smartphone maker started to swirl. Six weeks later, the man some