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…
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Golden Age for Activist Investors? 'Bout Time!
“A lot of people die fighting tyranny. The least I can do is vote against it.” – Activist Carl Icahn, Texaco Annual Shareholder Meeting 1998 Could 2009 be a Golden Age for Activist Investors? Ken Squire wrote a pretty convincing case in Barron’s this week and I can only say that it’s about time. His…
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,…
