Activist re-activated: Glanbia's German tormentor turns to Tirlán to force change at ‘undervalued' firm
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Activist re-activated: Glanbia's German tormentor turns to Tirlán to force change at 'undervalued' firm
Clearway Capital has asked the milk co-operative to use its voting rights to bring change to the firm's corporate structure and sell its parts
Emma Hanrahan and
Laura Roddy
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Tirlán owns a 29.3 per cent stake in Glanbia, which is led by Hugh McGuire
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