Nelson Peltz

Cannabis stocks are getting more and more attention from Wall Street these days, and Aurora Cannabis Inc (NYSE: ACB) received its first coverage from Stifel on Thursday. The Analyst Stifel analyst W. Andrew Carter initiated coverage of Aurora with a Hold rating and a C$10 ($7.47) price target. The...

It was another news-filled week in the weed world... Nelson Peltz joined Aurora Cannabis Inc (NYSE: ACB) as a strategic advisor; Harvest Health & Recreation Inc (OTC: HRVSF) acquired Chicago-based Verano Holdings in an all-stock deal valued at $850 million; Nielsen Holdings PLC (NYSE: NLSN),...

Cannabis company Aurora Cannabis Inc (NYSE: ACB) said Wednesday it struck a new relationship with Nelson Peltz. The activist investor will serve as a strategic advisor with the aim of helping the company expand globally and better address major cannabis market segments. What To Know Peltz is known...

An activist investor has gotten his hands on Aurora Cannabis Inc (NYSE: ACB). The company announced Wednesday it appointed Nelson Peltz, CEO and founding partner of Trian Fund Management, as a strategic adviser. "Nelson is a globally recognized business visionary with a strong track record of...

An activist hedge fund may soon place the largest order in Papa John’s Int’l, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) history. What Happened Trian Fund Management LP is exploring a buyout bid for the world’s third-largest pizza chain, according to The Wall Street Journal. The prospective buyer is...

Recently ousted Papa John's Int'l, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) CEO John Schnatter reportedly held merger talks with burger fast food chain Wendys Co (NASDAQ: WEN), The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. What Happened Talks between the company Schnatter founded and Wendy's were in...

  This weekend's Barron's takes a look at how the holiday outlook has brightened for some retail chains. Other featured articles discuss a long-suffering tech giant finally showing signs of renewed life and whether an industrials colossus is a safe bet after its dividend cut...

Activist investor Nelson Peltz shocked Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG) investors after his Trian Partners won a vote recount for a board seat on Wednesday by 43,000 votes. P&G acknowledged the victory in a statement on Wednesday. “The results are still preliminary and are subject to a...

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...

The U.S. consumer staples sector is modestly higher on a year-to-date basis, though the group trails the S&P 500 by a wide margin. However, with the group retreating from some recently elevated valuations, investors may want to consider exchange-traded funds offering a global approach to...

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...