According to Bloomberg, Qualcomm (QCOM) approached by Former chairman Paul Jacobs

  • March 15, 2018

POTENTIAL DEAL DETAILS

StockQUALCOMM IncorporatedSymbolQCOM
Date Announced03/16/2018Source Bloomberg
TypeNews Report

Former Qualcomm Inc.(QCOM) chairman Paul Jacobs has approached several investors in a bid to acquire the chipmaker, which he once ran and was founded by his father, the Financial Times reported without identifying how it obtained the information.

Update(s):

April 13, 2018: Paul Jacobs, the ousted chairman of (QCOM) is making progress in lining up enough funding to offer to take the chipmaker private, and could make the bid within a few months, according to a person familiar with his plans.

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