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Canada: Government discouragement of BlackBerry acquisition by Lenovo Group Ltd

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01 Nov 2013

According to press accounts, in 2013 the government opposed the Beijing-based computer manufacturer Lenovo Group Ltd.’s bid for the Canadian smartphone firm BlackBerry Ltd. because of national security concerns.

 

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Number of interventions

1

0 certainly harmful

1 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

01 Nov 2013

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 01 Nov 2013
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According to press accounts published on November 4, 2013, the Beijing-based computer manufacturer Lenovo Group Ltd. considered a bid for the Canadian smartphone firm BlackBerry Ltd., but the Canadian...
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