Starboard Value buys 6 pct in Staples, raises Office Depot stake -WSJ
December 11, 2014 at 00:38 AM EST
Dec 11 (Reuters) - Activist investor Starboard Value LP has bought a 6 percent stake in Staples Inc and raised its stake in Office Depot Inc to 10 percent, in a move that could raise pressure for a combination of the office-supply retailers, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources.