Activist Elliott takes $1.5bn stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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Hedge fund Elliott Management has built a position worth more than $1.5bn in technology group Hewlett Packard Enterprise, in its first activist campaign unveiled since President Donald Trump’s tariff policy upended markets.

Elliott is yet to meet HPE’s management but it plans to engage with the hardware and software manufacturer in a bid to turn around its…