Clifton Robbins Discloses Big Stake In AGCO Corporation (AGCO): Is The Stock Set To Go Higher?

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Clifton S. RobbinsBlue Harbour Group has revealed within a Schedule 13D filing that it owns 4.69 million shares in AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO), which represent 5.3% of the company’s outstanding common shares. The hedge fund increased its overall position in the American agricultural equipment manufacturer by 853,231 shares since its most recently-submitted 13F filing.

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Blue Harbour Group is a Greenwich-based hedge fund firm founded by atypical activist investor, Clifton S. Robbins, in 2004. Clifton Robbins, who currently acts as the CEO of the fund, formerly worked at major private equity firms such as KKR & Co, and General Atlantic. Unlike most of his confrontational activist peers in the industry, Clifton Robbins employs a completely collaborative activist approach by working with the management teams of the companies he invests in to build and create shareholder value. The investing approach of the multi-billion dollar investment firm has been quite successful thus far, which is evidenced by its annualized returns of 8.9% since its inception. As stated by the fund’s most recent 13F filing, Clifton S. Robbins’ investment team manages a public equity portfolio worth $3.31 billion, while its top ten holdings represent 76.84% of the entire portfolio. In the meantime, Blue Harbour Group’s largest holdings include Rackspace Hosting Inc. (NYSE:RAX) and Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM).

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