Tweedy Browne moves in on Trinity Mirror

Lloyds TSB confirms Sir Victor Blank as chairman

Thursday 26 January 2006 at 16:00

Tweedy Browne, the US activist investor which successfully campaigned to oust Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piëch last week, has raised its stake in Trinity Mirror as private equity bidders circle the UK newspaper group.

Trinity Mirror announced today that Tweedy Browne has increased its stake from 4.71% to 5.06%.