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.

The battle over American manufacturing icon U.S. Steel just got a little stranger than it already was. An activist investor is trying to scuttle a deal between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel that was already on life support.

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,

Activist investor Ancora has nominated nine candidates to U.S. Steel's board of directors, as it looks to oust company CEO David Burritt and push the American steelmaker to back out of a $14.9 billion merger deal with Japan's Nippon Steel.

Activist investor Ancora called for a shakeup in U.S. Steel leadership on Monday and adding new members to the board of directors after the company's failed sale to Nippon Steel.

Kestenbaum, currently the CEO of private equity firm Bedrock Industries Group, is known as a turnaround artist. At one time known for an attempted bid for the National Football League’s Carolina Panthers, the Brooklyn-born native is highly regarded in the steel industry.

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.

Pentwater, the third-largest investor in U.S. Steel, said it opposes moves by activist investor Ancora Holdings Group to shake up the board of the American steelmaker.

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.

United States Steel (X) issued the following statement in response to the submission by Ancora Catalyst Institutional, LP, who has a reported

Another Joe from Delaware—the one finishing up his final days in the White House—apparently sees himself in the same light, having stepped in to nix a $15 billion deal between U.S. Steel and Japan’s Nippon Steel.

Led by Jim Chadwick, Ancora has focused on campaigns at industrial and transportation companies. In recent years, it has secured board seats at Berry Global Group Inc. and Norfolk Southern Corp. In 2024, Ancora won three seats in its proxy battle at Norfolk Southern.