Nelson Peltz
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Date updated:03-26-2008

Nelson Peltz is the CEO of Triarc Cos (TRY). He is a well-known turn-around artist who has made billions being a corporate raider and activist.

Note: His hedge fund, Trian, was started in late 2005 and returned 37% in 2006.

From Fortune article:
"A college dropout who went to work driving trucks for his father's food-distribution business, he lives in baronial splendor on two of the most luxurious estates in the land. Since launching his empire in the 1980s with the help of Michael Milken's junk bonds, Peltz has suffered through censure by the London Stock Exchange and the collapse of a big British real estate company he ran in the early 1990s, and he's won the scorn of corporate watchdogs for his compensation."

"Peltz makes no apologies. "I believe in pay for performance," he says. "People would be happy to pay a CEO a large amount of comp for doing what I've done with Triarc or Triangle." He points out that Triarc's shares have jumped from a split-adjusted price of $1 to $19 since he started negotiating with raider Victor Posner in 1991, and that the market cap has risen from $80 million to $1.8 billion."

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  • CSG
    Csg
  • $0.00
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12-10-07 Shares of Cadbury Schweppes (NYSE: CSG) are slightly higher today after the company confirmed that Nelson Peltz' Trian raised their stake in the company from 3.47% to approximately 4.5%. Cadbury Schweppes said it is their understanding that the instrument through which the increased interest is held is not reportable and it has not received formal notification of the increase in writing. Because Peltz owns less than 5% of the shares, a 13D is not required to be filed with US regulators related to the ADR. Following Peltz' involvement in the stock back in March, Cadbury Schweppes announced plans to separate its confectionery and Americas Beverages businesses. After trying to unsuccessfully sell the Americas Beverages unit, due to the credit market freeze-up, Cadbury Schweppes is now spinning-off the business.

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  • KFT
    Kraft Foods Inc
  • $29.91
  • +0.07%
  • $29.80

No Analysis added

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  • HNZ
    Heinz H J Co
  • $49.13
  • +0.12%
  • $49.23

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  • TIF
    Tiffany And Co
  • $40.82
  • +4.03%
  • $39.60

No Analysis added

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  • WEN
    Wendys Intl Inc
  • $24.30
  • +0.04%
  • $24.04

In December 2005 he issued an analysis, or "white paper," demanding that Wendy's spin off 100 percent of its highly profitable Tim Hortons, the Dunkin' Donuts of Canada. He charged that Wendy's company-owned stores were generating margins of just 9 percent, less than half the 20 percent posted by its franchisees. Peltz maintained that if the company-owned stores achieved the 20 percent benchmark, Wendy's would raise earnings by $200 million.

People owning WEN also tend to own: BKCCASAHNZLSSMCDOSIPZZI

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  • THI
    Tim Hortons Inc.
  • $28.44
  • +1.64%
  • $28.00

Peltz owns stake as a result of his stake in Wendy's. Peltz pressed for the plan to spin-off THI which worked out very nicely for all shareholders.

People owning THI also tend to own: ALDARATEBTJEWHOTIVROCMWIT

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  • TRY
    Triarc Co Inc
  • $5.67
  • 0.00%
  • $5.72

Peltz is CEO of his holding company, TRY.

People owning TRY also tend to own: AFCEAMGCEICMPCSHEDOFTI

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  • LGF
    Lions Gate Entmt
  • $9.59
  • -0.42%
  • $9.75

No Analysis added

People owning LGF also tend to own: AAPLCTXSDODFXMSFTPETSAMATBA

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