US Hedge Fund Farallon Calls on Toshiba to Get Two-Thirds of Shareholders to Back Break-Up

US Hedge Fund Farallon Calls on Toshiba to Get Two-Thirds of Shareholders to Back Break-Up
Pedestrians walk past a logo of Toshiba Corp. outside an electronics retailer in Tokyo, on Sept. 14, 2015. Toru Hanai/Reuters
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TOKYO—Farallon Capital Management on Tuesday urged Toshiba Corp to secure the legally required support of two-thirds of its shareholders before the Japanese industrial conglomerate continues with a controversial plan to split in three.

U.S. hedge fund Farallon, Toshiba’s third-largest shareholder with a stake of more than 6 percent, joined the second-largest investor 3D Investment Partners in demanding a higher threshold for the break-up plan.