02:59 PM EDT, 03/27/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Artisan Partners Asset Management ( APAM ) increased its shareholding in Barry Callebaut to 5.5% from 3% in February, Bloomberg News reported, citing SIX Exchange.

Artisan Partners is the second largest stakeholder in the Swiss-Belgian chocolate maker behind Jacobs Holding, which owns a 30% stake, according to the report.

Neither Artisan Partners nor Barry Callebaut immediately responded to MT Newswires' requests for comment.

Shares of the Artisan Partners were up 2.2% in recent trading.

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