Elliott Said to Buy Stake in Agnellis’ CNH Amid Spinoff Plan

  • U.S. activist investor sees value in company breakup strategy
  • CNH seeks to take page from Marchionne playbook with spinoff

Paul Singer listens during the Bloomberg Invest Summit in New York.

Photographer: Misha Friedman/Bloomberg
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Elliott Management Corp. has built a stake in CNH Industrial NV in a bid for constructive engagement with the truck and tractor maker controlled by Italy’s Agnelli family, according to people familiar with the matter.

Elliott, run by billionaire Paul Singer, sees value-creation potential in CNH’s planBloomberg Terminal to separate the Iveco truck business from its more profitable agricultural machine unit, the people said.