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Blackberry acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Blackberry bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
CylanceWord for word“Common shares (the “Exchange Shares”) were issued in connection with the Cylance acquisition, which was completed on February 21, 2019.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | February 21, 2019 | — |
legacy patent portfolio (Malikie Transaction)Word for word“The Company expects a sequential increase in operating cash usage in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, but a year-on-year improvement in fiscal 2025 after adjusting for the impact of the sale of our legacy patent portfolio in the first quarter of fiscal 2025.” 10-K for 2024 | agreed divestiture | first quarter of fiscal 2025 | — |
Cylance endpoint security assets and related liabilities sold to Arctic Wolf Network, Inc.Word for word“On February 3, 2025, the Company completed the sale of its Cylance endpoint security assets and related liabilities to Arctic Wolf Network, Inc. (“Arctic Wolf”) for $160.0 million of cash, subject to certain adjustments of approximately $39.1 million, and 5.5 million common shares of Arctic Wolf.” 10-K for 2025 | divestiture | On February 3, 2025 | $160.0 million of cash, subject to certain adjustments of approximately $39.1 million, and 5.5 million common shares of Arctic Wolf |
Cylance endpoint security assets and related liabilities (sold to Arctic Wolf Networks, Inc.)Word for word“On February 3, 2025, the Company completed the sale of its Cylance endpoint security assets and related liabilities to Arctic Wolf Networks, Inc. (“Arctic Wolf”) for $160.0 million of cash, subject to certain adjustments of approximately $42.1 million, and 5.5 million common shares of Arctic Wolf.” 10-K for 2026 | divestiture | February 3, 2025 | $160.0 million of cash, subject to certain adjustments of approximately $42.1 million, and 5.5 million common shares of Arctic Wolf |
non-core patent portfolio (sold to Malikie Innovations Limited)Word for word“The consideration payable to the Company from the sale of its non-core patent portfolio to Malikie Innovations Limited in fiscal 2024 (the “Malikie Transaction”) is expected to include potential future royalty payments.” 10-K for 2026 | divestiture | fiscal 2024 | — |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) |
|---|---|
| 2017-02-28 | $5 million |
| 2018-02-28 | $0 |
| 2019-02-28 | $1.4 billion |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2025-02-03 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2024-12-16 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-01-29 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-11-17 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-05-11 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2023-03-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-01-31 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-09-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-09-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-07-27 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Blackberry’s annual reports (10-K for 2026, 10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-04-09. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.