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Will Prem Watsa's magic work in India?

Hyderabad-born Prem Watsa, the founder, chairman and chief executive of Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings, is often called the Warren Buffett of Canada for his ability to spot investment...

Prem Watsa the Indian Warren Buffett goes shopping

V Prem Watsa, the India-born billionaire and promoter-chairman of Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings, a $30-billion plus insurance and investment company, is often referred to as the...

Hyderabad-born Prem Watsa may bid for BlackBerry

Often called Canada's version of Warren Buffet, Watsa preaches a long view that suggests it may be too early to assess his decision to take on a leading 10 per cent stake in BlackBerry.  Just...

Meet Hyderabad-born Prem Watsa, the man who is buying BlackBerry

Watsa, born in 1950 in Hyderabad, and trained as a chemical engineer, has a public profile that has at times bordered on the reclusive since he took over Fairfax in 1985. As soon as Prem Watsa...

CSB-Fairfax deal: Prem Watsa ready to pay more

Watsa, who has always believed in founders and management of the companies he invests in, has said that he restarted talks for the Catholic Syrian Bank deal due to CEO C V R Rajendran's initiatives...