FRANKFURT: US activist investor Elliott has urged German classifieds group Scout24 to sell its car listings business and ramp up a share buyback programme to boost returns to investors.
Elliott, opening a new front in its broader push to shake up corporate Germany, accused Scout24 chief executive Tobias Hartmann of showing a lack of ambition and urged his management team to take immediate remedial action.
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