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 Fund Raises Family Dollar (FDO) and State Street (STT), Cuts Dominos Pizza (DPZ), Kraft Foods (KFT)
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Peltz's Trian Shows Big New Stake In PepsiCo (PEP); Lifts Stakes In Legg Mason (LM) and State Street (STT)
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Peltz Sells Another 150K of Heinz (HNZ)
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Peltz's Trian Sells 41% of Heinz (HNZ) Stake
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Peltz's Trian Makes New Bet on Domino's (DPZ), Ups Stakes in State Street (STT) and Kraft (KFT)
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Peltz's Trian Partners Lowers Stakes in KFT, HNZ, TIF; New Stake in LM
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Peltz's Trian Partners Likes UltraShort Financials (SKF), Sells Out of Hansen (HANS) and PF Changs (PFCB)
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Peltz's Trian Fund 13F Shows Stakes In Another Casual Diner, Makes Bets On Tobacco, Says Goodbye to Starbucks
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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
