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Buffett’s banker scores role advising on BlackBerry offer

Warren Buffett rarely uses bankers, but one of the few he trusts is Chicago-based banker Byron Trott

Warren Buffett rarely uses bankers, but one of the few he trusts is Chicago-based banker Byron Trott.

So if you're the Canadian Warren Buffett, aka Prem Watsa, who else do you hire but Trott for an ambitious deal such as taking BlackBerry private?

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