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Proxy Advisor Sides With Trian Management's Peltz In DuPont Fight
2015-04-27 20:00:05| Chemicals - Topix.net
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DuPont (DD), PepsiCo (PEP), Mondelez (MDLZ): Activist Billionaire Nelson Peltz Beats the Market in Q1
2015-04-15 04:56:25| Chemicals - Topix.net
Nelson Peltz 's Trian Partners is embroiled in a vicious proxy fight with E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company , which occupies the top spot in its equity portfolio. However, that hasn't stopped the activist fund manager from delivering solid returns to his investors.
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Nelson Peltz Explains Why Jeffrey Sonnenfeld Is Wrong In His Analysis On Trian Partners
2015-04-04 20:20:39| Chemicals - Topix.net
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, management expert and professor at Yale School of Management, recently wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal arguing that in the past several years index funds have outperformed activist hedge funds. Sonnenfeld was particularly critical of Trian Fund Management founder Nelson Peltz.
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DuPont rejects four Peltz nominees
2015-03-13 22:34:01| Chemicals - Topix.net
DuPont rejected hedge fund Trian's proposal of four nominees, according to a letter to activist investor Nelson Peltz from the company's board on Friday. Trian wants two of its nominees, including Peltz, on the DuPont Board and two on the Chemours Board, Dupont said.
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DuPont strikes back at Peltz as proxy war heats up
2015-02-17 20:15:46| Chemicals - Topix.net
Trian, which owns a 2.68 percent stake in DuPont, has urged shareholders to vote Peltz and three other nominees to the company's board, calling the proxy vote a "referendum on DuPont's financial performance." Up to Friday's close, DuPont's shares had risen 18 percent in the last 12 months, compared with a 7 percent increase for Dow Chemical Co ( Dow Chemical averted a proxy fight with Dan Loeb's hedge fund, Third Point LLC, last November by agreeing to add four independent directors to its board.
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