RC Brown picks up third purchase in Woodford fire sale

Buys IP Group at 13% discount

Mike Sheen
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Manager of RC Brown’s MFM Primary Opportunities fund Oliver Brown has for the third time made purchases of shares being offloaded by Woodford Investment Management in the wake of the liquidity crisis engulfing the Equity Income fund.

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