An activist investor is trying to remove Colony Capital Inc.’s chief executive Thomas Barrack Jr., citing poor stock performance and an investigation into President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee, which Mr. Barrack chaired. Blackwells Capital LLC, which owns 1.85% of Colony’s shares, on Tuesday released a public statement calling on shareholders to vote to remove Mr. Barrack from the real-estate…

Activist firm Blackwells Capital is looking to oust President Donald Trump ally, Tom Barrack, from his role as CEO of real estate and investment management company Colony Capital. Barrack helped chair Trump’s Presidential Inaugural Committee, which has been investigated by federal authorities. Trump represent “significant personal distractions that are a blemish on the reputation of…

Tom Barrack’s Colony Capital Inc., which in February said it would conduct a strategic review as it seeks to salvage its plummeting market value, held talks late last year to sell pieces of itself to Oaktree Capital Group LLC, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The discussions centered on Colony Credit Real Estate…

Colony Capital Inc., the investment firm run by Tom Barrack, reached an agreement with one of its investors that will see it add directors and conduct a strategic review. The Los Angeles-based company said in a statement Monday that Raymond Mikulich and Craig Hatkoff will join its board immediately as part of a pact with…