David Herro, chief invesetment officer of Harris Investments in London, is quoted in the
Financial Times as saying that Vincent Bollore is "Aegis' best hope. He is needed there." Any
expression of sentiment on this subject by Herro--known for leading the shareholder revolt that ousted the Saatchi brothers from Saatchi & Saatchi a decade ago--is regarded as important because Harris
Investments was Aegis' largest shareholder until August, when Bollore began to buy stock in the company. Bollore now owns 25 percent of Aegis. Last Friday, WPP Group and Hellman & Friedman announced
that they were not intending to make an offer for Aegis.
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