Trian Fund Management

An activist hedge fund may soon place the largest order in Papa John’s Int’l, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) history. What Happened Trian Fund Management LP is exploring a buyout bid for the world’s third-largest pizza chain, according to The Wall Street Journal. The prospective buyer is...

Recently ousted Papa John's Int'l, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) CEO John Schnatter reportedly held merger talks with burger fast food chain Wendys Co (NASDAQ: WEN), The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. What Happened Talks between the company Schnatter founded and Wendy's were in...

Shares of Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG) moved lower by more than 1 percent on heavy volume late Tuesday morning after preliminary results from a board election were released. Investors decided Tuesday not to appoint activist investor Nelson Peltz, whose fund owns a $3.5 billion stake to the...

After a five-month review, DowDuPont Inc (NYSE: DWDP) came back from the drawing board Tuesday with new restructuring plans. The two-week-old firm, born of a $60 billion merger between Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co., had intended to fragment into three companies servicing distinct consumer...

Activist investor Nelson Peltz has officially launched a proxy battle against Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG) and his comments on Monday may lead some to conclude it won't be as hostile compared to other campaigns. For instance, Peltz acknowledged during a CNBC interview that P&G is a...

Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management has declared a proxy war against Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG), according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Peltz, an activist investor and co-founder of Trian, also owns $3.3 billion worth of P&G stock and is looking to gain representation...

On April 9, the Wall Street Journal reported, quoting sources, Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is seeking to replace its CEO Irene Rosenfeld. Does a potential exit by Rosenfeld mean more power for billionaire investor Warren Buffett, with whom Rosenfeld had run-ins in the past? Update...

Shares of Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) spiked higher by more than 8 percent early Friday after the Wall Street Journal reported that the company is either targeted for an acquisition or primed to secure a notable partnership. Acquisition Talks The Wall Street Journal, citing "people...

General Electric Company (NYSE: GE)'s stock is trading a mere 0.31 percent higher Wednesday than it was a year ago, and investors are wondering when, if ever, there will be a big payoff. As noted by Bloomberg, activist investors Nelson Peltz praised GE back in October of last year when his...

Activists are getting increasingly activist, according to an Activistmonitor report. Data compiled by this platform, which comprises “predictive intelligence and behavioral data on shareholder activism,” showed that the top 20 shareholder activists* in North America have been increasing...

Nelson Peltz's name has been added to a long list of rumored investors who are eyeing a large stake of Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX). According to a report by the New York Post, Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management could "soon be a more vocal player" in Time Warner's...

The fifth annual Delivering Alpha conference kicked off this morning in New York, and today’s conference lineup includes Pershing Square Capital Management’s Bill Ackman, Elliott Management’s Paul Singer, Trian Fund Management's Nelson Peltz and Icahn Enterprises LP (NASDAQ: IEP...

Billionaire Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management, L.P. (Trian Partners) lost its long-standing fight to join E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co (NYSE: DD)'s board earlier this year when shareholders voted against it. Ellen Kullman, Dupont CEO, was on CNBC recently to discuss the company's...