Activist Investor Asks Ericsson to Accelerate Cost Saving Program
The Swedish activist investor firm Cevian Capital has urged Ericsson (ERIC) to accelerate its cost savings program. During the company’s 4Q17 earnings call, Ericsson’s management stated that they’re on track to achieve the cost savings target of $1 billion by mid-2018. Cevian Capital has a share of over 8% in Ericsson as well as 5% of total votes.