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A tiny activist fund is trying to unseat Larry Fink

Bluebell Capital proposal to remove the BlackRock CEO as chairman faces long odds

Larry Fink has been chair and chief executive of BlackRock since 1988
Larry Fink has been chair and chief executive of BlackRock since 1988 Photo: Jeenah Moon via Getty Images

A small activist hedge fund is aiming to oust BlackRock founder Larry Fink as the chairman of the world’s largest asset manager.

London-based Bluebell Capital Partners has introduced a shareholder resolution that would amend BlackRock’s bylaws to require that the chairman be an independent director, according to BlackRock’s proxy statement filed 4 April with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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