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Thu 02 Feb 2007O'Brien nets $700-$800m in Caribbean mobile dealDenis O'Brien, one of Ireland's wealthiest businessmen, has taken full ownership of the Digicel mobile phone operation in the Caribbean in a deal that will see him receive $700-$800 million in cash.Mr O'Brien has set up a Bermuda-based company called Digicel Group to acquire Digicel Limited, which owns the Caribbean mobile operation, in a $2.4 billion deal.