INM’s new investor may give O’Brien an opening

It is unclear whether Goodman’s move is a long-term investment for the beef baron, or a short-term play

A billionaire telecoms mogul. A billionaire financier and dealmaker. Now, a billionaire beef baron. Larry Goodman’s decision to join Denis O’Brien and Dermot Desmond on the share register at Independent News & Media has certainly set chins wagging in corporate Ireland, particularly as the company is currently attempting to fend off the appointment of High Court inspectors to investigate its activities.

At this point, it remains unclear whether Goodman, a septuagenarian businessman, is ...