Blue Harbour Takes Activist Stake in Wesco International

The low-profile hedge fund significantly increased its stake in Wesco this year.

Cliff Robbins (Peter Foley/Bloomberg)

Cliff Robbins

(Peter Foley/Bloomberg)

Cliff Robbins’ Blue Harbour Group has taken its second publicly-known activist position in three months.

The hedge fund firm said in a regulatory filing that it more than doubled its stake in Wesco International to nearly 3.4 million shares, or 7.2 percent of the electronics distributor.

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