The two steel makers are seeking to revive Nippon Steel’s $14 billion takeover of U.S. Steel after it was blocked by the Biden administration.

U.S. Steel yesterday disavowed a push from activist investor Ancora Holdings to drop its proposed sale to Japan's Nippon Steel Co. Why it matters: The future of the Pittsburgh icon is in limbo after a proposal to sell the company to Nippon was blocked by then-President Biden four weeks ago,

U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel filed a separate lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., against the Biden administration to overturn the order and force a new review that could potentially lead to the deal. The Pittsburgh suit against Cliffs and McCall doesn't have any bearing on that decision.

An activist United States Steel Corp. shareholder looking to back out of Nippon Steel’s controversial acquisition wants to replace CEO David Burritt and nine members of the board in a proxy battle that opens another front in the battle for control.

Cleveland-based activist investor Ancora is pushing for U.S. Steel to elect a new board of directors that would stop its merger with Nippon Steel.

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Pentwater Capital Management LP said it supports U.S. Steel’s current board and management, rejecting Ancora’s efforts to overhaul the steelmaker’s board and oust CEO David Burritt.

Ancora Holdings, a Mayfield Heights-based institutional asset management company and private wealth advisor, is calling on U.S. Steel to drop its merger agreement with Japanese-owned Nippon Steel, end its litigation against the federal government seeking to keep the deal alive and oust its Chief Executive.

Ancora Holdings Group, with $10 billion in assets, reported acquiring a 0.18% stake in the Pittsburgh company. It said Monday that U.S. Steel CEO David Burritt and the company's board have prioritized a sale to Nippon because they stand to receive more than $100 million if it goes forward.

If the Pennsylvania governor doesn’t finally start leading, an iconic Pittsburgh-based company may die, writes Nathan Benefield of the Commonwealth Foundation.

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