Investor Trian becomes a top shareholder of General Electric as it refocuses on core business

Trian Fund Management is now one of General Electric's biggest shareholders following the activist investor's largest investment, about $2.5 billion, as it positions itself to play a role in the transformation of the industrial conglomerate. Trian acquired 98.5 million shares, or about 1 percent of the Fairfield, Connecticut, company.

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