Nelson Peltz
Nelson Peltz in an American billionaire. He is Chairman of Triarc Companies (NYSE: TRY), the franchisor of the Arby's restaurant in the US and Canada. Peltz is also CEO and Founding Partner of Trian Fund Management, L.P, a New-York based investment company.
Peltz is a board member at H.J. Heinz (NYSE: HNZ), which was awarded to him after he pushed the company for changes.
In 2008, Peltz reached a deal to acquire Wendy's (NYSE: WEN).
Peltz also owns large stakes in Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT), Cheesecake Factory (Nasdaq: CAKE), Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) and Cadbury-Schweppes (NYSE: CSG). In 2007, Cadbury-Schweppes announced plans to split-off and sell their Americas Beverages unit following Peltz' involvement in the stock, but a sale could not be reached due to the credit crunch.
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Peltz Trian Partners shows a 898,500 share stake in Starbucks (SBUX)
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Triarc (TRY) and Wendy's (WEN) Sign Definitive Merger Agreement
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Trian Sends Letter To Wendy's (WEN) Board--Wendy's Denied Trian's Two Acquisition Proposals
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Peltz's Trian Fund Boosts Stake in Tiffany (TIF) to 8.44%, Notes Partner Nominated to Board
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Trian Lowers Stake in Heinz (HNZ); Heinz Says Trian Didn't Sell Shares, But is Distributing to Investors
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Trian Lowers Stake in Heinz (HNZ); Heinz Says Trian Didn't Sell Shares, But is Distributing to Investors
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Peltz Trian Fund To Nominate Persons To Wendy's (WEN) Board
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Tiffany's (TIF) Looks Good
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Peltz' Trian Fund Uses Weakness To Accumulate More Tiffany (TIF) Shares
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Peltz' Trian Granted Early Termination From FTC on Marsh & McLennan (MMC)
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Trian's Nelson Peltz Receives Clearance To Buy More Marsh & McLennan (MMC)
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UPDATE: Peltz Builds Up 10% Stake in Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Source Tells Bloomberg
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Billionare Peltz Next Target: Cheesecake Factory (CAKE)
