Brand delusions
9 February 2018

Starboard wants to replace the Elmer’s-to-Rubbermaid group’s board with a slate led by former managers of Jarden, which it bought two years ago. Newell has failed to hit targets, but Jarden’s rollup model was running out of gas too. A breakup would be a better activist ambition.
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