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The Case of the Mysterious Wendy's Bond Issuance

Barron’s devoted quite a bit of space to an update on the combined Wendy’s/ Arby’s merger that Nelson Peltz and his Trian investment vehicle put together last year.  They didn’t manage to explain the mysterious bond offering from Wendy’s (WEN) but I will attempt to add some dimension to that story here. The big question…

Missing the Point on Peltz's Sale of Heinz Shares

In Barron’s writer Avi Salzman‘s recent Inside Scoop piece “Peltz Cuts Back on Ketchup Giant” there is a major missed opportunity to put the story into a broader context that is way more interesting than the article’s original premise. Writing about some recent sales of Heinz (HNZ) stock by Nelson Peltz of the Trian Companies,…