Starboard Value is launching a boardroom battle at Autodesk and is looking to nominate directors to its board, the activist investor said on Wednesday, intensifying a prolonged struggle to effect changes at the design software maker.

Autodesk said in response that the company has had constructive engagement with Starboard over the past year. Should Starboard proceed with nominating a slate of directors, the co

Starboard Value is launching a proxy fight against Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK), and intends to nominate director candidates for election at the design software maker's upcoming annual meeting. The activist investor said a reconstituted board is required to "instill accountability,