Starboard may vote for Smithfield deal, failed to find alternate‑Reuters

Activist investor Starboard Value LP said in a regulatory filing on Friday that it planned to vote in favor of the $4.7 billion offer for Smithfield Foods Inc by China's Shuanghui International, saying it has not been able to line up an alternative proposal ahead of a meeting next week, Reuters reported.

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