Activist investor Starboard Value has built a new stake in Shake Shack, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing the hedge fund’s CEO Jeff Smith. Shares of the company rose 11% in afternoon trading.
Starboard has a position of several hundred million dollars in Shake Shack, Smith said in an interview on Bloomberg TV. Starboard and Shake Shack did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment.
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