Activist investor Irenic Capital Management has built a stake in government contractor KBR (KBR) and plans to push the company to separate its segment that serves the private sector, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal’s Ben Glickman. Irenic has accumulated a more than 1% stake in the company and plans to push management to spin off or sell its sustainable technology solutions segment, according to the sources.
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