Activist investor Engine Capital ends campaign at Lyft, withdraws board nominees


FILE PHOTO: The Lyft Driver Hub is seen in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

(Reuters) -Engine Capital said on Friday it would end its activist campaign at Lyft and withdraw its board nominees after the ride-hailing platform raised its stock buyback program to the level proposed by the investor.

It is one of the rare instances of an activist campaign ending within weeks when proxy battles typically run for months.

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