Activist hedge fund seeks big shake-up at Novavax

Shah Capital has fired a broadside at the management team of Novavax, seeking a change in leadership at the vaccine company and the appointment of two handpicked directors to the board.

In an open letter, the hedge fund accuses Novavax’s leadership of squandering its “many significant competitive advantages and sizeable market opportunity” due to “self-inflicted problems” under the current team led by chief executive John Jacobs.