O'Reilly bumps up IN&M stake to 26%
18 Dec 2007 | by Jacquie Bowser
LONDON - Sir Anthony O'Reilly, the chief executive of Independent News & Media, has increased his personal stake in the newspaper publisher to 26%, after buying 1m shares yesterday.
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