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Former Boss Abandons Takeover Bid For Olympus

Michael Woodford, the former chief executive of the camera firm, has abandoned attempts to return to the firm. After leaving the Olympus last year, Mr Woodford was trying to gain support for himself and a new group of directors to take over the management of company, but struggled to gain the support of some key investors.

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