New Shareholder Elliott Pushes for Sale of Australia’s Top Gold Miner

Hedge fund Elliott Investment Management, which has built up a stake in Australia’s biggest gold miner, Northern Star Resources Ltd, is calling for a strategic review of the future value creation, including a sale of the company. Elliott, which discloses that it now holds an investment of well over AUS$1 billion (US$718 million) in Northern Star, has published a presentation titled “Northern Star Rising”, outlining the opportunity for the company to realize the full potential of its world-class gold mining portfolio. There are…