BlackBerry has recently announced entering into a patent sale agreement with Catapult IP Innovations Inc., a Delaware company. BlackBerry has agreed to sell all of its non-core patent assets to Catapult for a total of USD 600 million. According to BlackBerry, Catapult is a special purpose vehicle formed to acquire its patent assets. Catapult’s principal funding for the acquisition will be a USD 450 million senior secured term loan, for which it has received USD 400 million of conditional commitments from a lending syndicate led by Toronto-based Third Eye Capital that includes a Canadian pension fund. Read more in our articles including "BlackBerry to sell legacy patents for USD 600M" and "BPI partners with Robinsons Retail for barcode cash deposits in stores".
BlackBerry has recently announced entering into a patent sale agreement with Catapult IP Innovations Inc., a Delaware company. BlackBerry has agreed to sell all of its non-core patent assets to Catapult for a total of USD 600 million.
According to BlackBerry, Catapult is a special purpose vehicle formed to acquire its patent assets. Catapult’s principal funding for the acquisition will be a USD 450 million senior secured term loan, for which it has received USD 400 million of conditional commitments from a lending syndicate led by Toronto-based Third Eye Capital that includes a Canadian pension fund.
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