Hedge Funds

Third Point pressures Shell to restructure after upping stake in the oil giant

Daniel Loeb’s New York-based hedge fund took a $750m stake in Shell last year as of the third quarter, and called on it to separate into multiple companies

Activist hedge fund Third Point told clients it has increased its stake in Shell and is still pushing the oil giant to restructure, six months after calling for a breakup of the company.

Daniel Loeb’s New York-based hedge fund took a $750m stake in Shell last year as of the third quarter, and called on it to separate into multiple companies — one focused on legacy businesses such as fossil-fuel refining and another on renewables and liquefied natural gas.

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