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Qualcomm says Paul Jacobs, the son of Qualcomm's founder, won't be renominated to its board after he informed them he's exploring a bid to acquire the company

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  • @wsj The Wall Street on x
    Several directors tried to talk Mr. Jacobs out of pursing a buyout, an idea they regard as far-fetched, according to a person familiar with the events http://www.wsj.com/...
  • @shiraovide Shira Ovide on x
    He owns 0.1% of Qualcomm, valued at $85 million. Michael Dell was a multi-billionaire, and owned 14% of Dell, when he led a buyout at one-fifth of the price. https://twitter.com/...
  • @shiraovide Shira Ovide on x
    It is bold for Paul Jacobs to believe he can lead a $120 billion-plus takeover of Qualcomm. You might even call it...Quixotic. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
  • @benbajarin Ben Bajarin on x
    Given all that has happened up to this point, there is something much deeper going on under the surface. http://twitter.com/...
  • @magicsilicon Pushkar on x
    Underscores real dilemma for QCOM which faces existential threat at high-end (Samsung/Apple) and low-end (MTEK/China). Chip revenues threatened and licensing business being challenged in court. From a strictly financial perspective, being acquired by BRCM would have saved QCOM ht…
  • @shiraovide Shira Ovide on x
    What if Qualcomm is trying to make shareholders angry on purpose, so there will be zero votes for company directors next week? It would be a milestone. http://www.ft.com/...
  • @m_c_klein Matthew C. Klein on x
    “SoftBank, the Japanese conglomerate which controls the $100bn tech-focused Vision Fund, is one of the potential partners approached by Mr Jacobs [to buy Qualcomm]” http://www.ft.com/...