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An investor who buys a large stake and pushes a company to change strategy, management or capital use.
Activists publicly argue for changes such as cost cuts, asset sales, buybacks or board seats. The announcement of a stake can lift a stock because it signals possible change.
Campaigns can fail, take years, or end with the activist selling.
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