An asset manager is seeking to quash Nippon Steel's takeover of U.S. Steel and oust the leadership of the U.S. steelmaker after taking a stake in the company. Ancora is opposed to U.S. Steel’s agreement with Nippon and believes that the company’s board and CEO David Burritt have prioritized getting the deal done because they stand to receive more

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. was among several steelmakers that participated in an auction for U.S. Steel in 2023 before being outbid by Nippon Steel. Cleveland-Cliffs is now partnering with Nucor Corp. to weigh a potential joint bid for US Steel, Bloomberg News has reported.

Ancora has nominated nine nominees for U.S. Steel’s 12-member board including former Stelco (TSX: STLC) CEO Alan Kestenbaum, who previously revitalized the Canadian steelmaker before its acquisition by Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE: CLF ), according to the report.

The activist investor is not interested in pursuing a sale of the American steelmaker to another party, the WSJ reported, adding that Ancora has nominated nine director candidates to the company's 12-person board, including Stelco's former chief Alan Kestenbaum.

Activist investor Ancora Holdings has acquired a stake in US Steel and is urging the steelmaker to abandon its merger agreement with Japan’s Nippon Steel, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Ancora intends to encourage shareholders to remove US Steel’s CEO David Burritt,