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Victoria’s Secret & Co. investors have reelected all nine board members, including its board chair who faced a proxy contest, the company said Thursday.

Al Shams Investments Ltd. has criticized Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. over a series of recent transactions that it said amount to “a brazen act of self-dealing,” according to a letter reviewed by Bloomberg News.

Activist investor Ananym Capital Management has built a stake in Bio-Techne Corp. and is pushing the board to conduct a strategic review that would include a potential sale.

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Cruiser Capital Advisors is pushing Ashland Inc. to sell itself, increasing the pressure on the specialty chemicals company after another activist investor called for a sale earlier this month.

Ancora believes a sale could boost Ashland’s share price by at least 30%.

CRH Plc agreed to acquire US construction services company Arcosa for $8.5 billion in what is a record deal for the Irish building materials provider.

CRH will pay $150 a share for Arcosa in the all-cash deal, the company said in a statement June 22. That's a roughly 10% premium to Arcosa's closing price last week.

The largest shareholder of Seacor Marine Holdings Inc. said the offshore energy services company needs to sell itself, according to a letter sent to the board.

Shareholder activism against announced deals is no longer a niche concern and special committees with a sharper eye on shareholder interest may be part of the answer.