Brooke Sutherland, Columnist

Activist Investors Move On From the Factory Floor

Industrial conglomerates were a favorite target a few years ago. Not so anymore.

June 18, 2021 at 4:00 PM UTC

Brooke Sutherland is Bloomberg News' Boston bureau chief and writes the Industrial Strength Newsletter. She was previously a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering deals and industrial companies and an M&A reporter for Bloomberg News.

U.S. manufacturers got their act together. Activist investors noticed and are turning to riper targets instead. — U.S. manufacturers got their act together. Activist investors noticed and are turning to riper targets instead.
Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg

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