Activist Engine Capital pressures Avantor for strategic overhaul or sale

Engine Capital to Push Avantor to Make Changes or Sell Itself

By John Meyer, consultant in financial affairs – Eurasia Business News, August 11, 2025. Article no. 1701 Engine Capital, an activist investment firm holding about a 3% stake in Avantor, has publicly pushed for significant changes at Avantor or for the company to be sold. They criticize Avantor’s board for poor oversight in operations, management, capital allocation, and succession planning, which they say has caused the company’s underperforma…

Activist Engine Capital pressures Avantor for strategic overhaul or sale

Activist hedge fund Engine Capital has taken a roughly 3% stake in life-sciences company Avantor and is poised to press for significant changes, including the possibility of a sale, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal citing sources familiar with the matter. Avantor, which supplies lab equipment and consumables to the life-sciences sector, currently trades around $11.50 per share, down nearly 50% year-to-date, with a market capitali…