FRANKFURT, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Activist investor Elliott (ECAL.UL) has disclosed a 5.6% stake in German-listed Vantage Towers (VTWRn.DE) , according to a regulatory filing published on Tuesday.
The stake is held in voting rights through shares and instruments, the filing said.
Vantage Towers, which earlier reported a 4.8% increase in third-quarter sales, is majority-owned by Vodafone (VOD.L) , which will sell up to half of its 81.7% stake in the company to a consortium of Global Infrastructure Partners and KKR (KKR.N) in a deal announced in November .
Reporting by Christoph Steitz Editing by Paul Carrel
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