Nelson Peltz

Nelson Peltz initially lost a proxy campaign against Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG), but a recount found he may have actually won by a slim margin. What You Need To Know Procter & Gamble's shareholders voted in October not to nominate Peltz to the company's board after a hotly...

Many investors aren't familiar with the term "snake pit," but for Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG) investors, this term will likely be mentioned often moving forward. A snake pit is used by participants in a proxy-fight battle to describe the process of investigating contested votes, CNBC...

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...

Activist investor Nelson Peltz's campaign against Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG) will soon be decided by shareholders. Peltz made the case as to why he deserves a seat at P&G's board and the company responded with an opinion that the billionaire investor has nothing new or unique to bring...

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Billionaire investor and Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG) shareholder Nelson Peltz made his activist campaign against the consumer products company public in a 93-page white paper report. The company almost immediately shut down the ideas presented by the activist investor, and on Monday, P&G...

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Billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz thinks Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG)'s current business strategy is flawed, and he has the answers. But the company's management team disagrees and thinks that Peltz's massive 92-page white paper brings no new or credible ideas to the table. But P...

Activist investor and Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG) shareholder Nelson Peltz detailed his activist campaign against the consumer packaged giant Wednesday in a white paper presentation. Peltz's Trian Partners controls a $3.5 billion stake in P&G and made his desires to control a seat on...

Last week was big for activist investors, with Barington Capital Group and NuOrion Partners toppling Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP)’s CEO, Nelson Peltz and Bill Ackman forcing out Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ: MDLZ)’s CEO, and Ackman’s Pershing Square inciting a drop in...

Irene Rosenfeld's tenure as CEO of Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ: MDLZ) has come to an end. The executive confirmed Wednesday she will step down as CEO in November and will give up her board of director seat next year. Rosenfeld was instrumental in Kraft's 2010 acquisition of UK-based Cadbury...

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...