05:41 AM EDT, 08/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Avantor ( AVTR ) is under pressure from activist investor Engine Capital to explore options for the company, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.

The options include an immediate sale or undergo restructuring, including the overhaul of its board, chart out plans for more stock buybacks, implement more active cost efficiency measures or exit some of its non-core businesses, the report said.

According to the report, Engine, which has a stake of close to 3%, will look to value Avantor ( AVTR ) between $17 and $19 per share, if the sale proceeds.

Avantor ( AVTR ) and Engine Capital did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment.

Shares of Avantor ( AVTR ) added more than 5% in recent premarket activity Monday.

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