Activist investor HoldCo Asset Management said Monday at a conference that it won't pursue proxy fights against KeyCorp (KEY) and Eastern Bankshares (EBC) despite previously threatening to do so, Bloomberg reported.
HoldCo also said it now supports KeyCorp Chief Executive Christopher Gorman after previously calling for his firing, the report said.
KeyCorp and Eastern Bankshares didn't immediately reply to requests for comment from MT Newswires.
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