Third Point Demands Campbell Soup Board Records

Third Point Demands Campbell Soup Board Records
The logo and ticker for Campbell Soup Co. are displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on May 18, 2018. Reuters/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Activist investor Daniel Loeb’s hedge fund Third Point LLC has demanded access to a trove of records from Campbell Soup Co, ranging from board meeting minutes to financial documents, as it ratchets up a campaign to replace the company’s board of directors, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

Third Point’s move offers an example of the legal tools shareholder activists are increasingly using to boost their chances of winning proxy contests against corporate boards.