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Nelson Peltz

Activist investor seeking Heinz stake

food-business-review.com
Feb 21, 2008 1 related
        

Heinz is understood to have become latest target for so-called activist investors after the New York financier Nelson Peltz reportedly made moves to build a stake in the ketchup, sauces and packaged foods group. ... Activist investors usually accumulate stakes in...

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INTERVIEW-Wendy's CEO Hopes New Items Will Spur Sales

reuters.com
Feb 20, 2008 1 related
        

DUBLIN, Ohio (Reuters) - Wendy's International Inc is aiming to roll out inexpensive sandwich wraps and a new hamburger to increase sales as the U.S. economy weakens, Chief Executive Kerrii Anderson said on Tuesday. ... (Adds quotes, background, byline) By Lisa Baertlein...

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A safer ride on the rollercoaster

guardian.co.uk
Feb 20, 2008
        

Nils Pratley: If you can't have confidence in a Swiss bank, who can you trust? 'Us!' Barclays almost screamed yesterday ... Is it safe to go back in the water? At Credit Suisse, the illusion of reliability has been shattered in no time. We shall see, but yesterday's...

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Debt market woes curb Cadbury's largesse

ft.com
Feb 20, 2008 1 related
        

Cadbury-Schweppes yesterday ruled out returning money to shareholders this year via a special dividend or share buyback due to the soaring costs of raising money in... ... Cadbury-Schweppes yesterday ruled out returning money to shareholders this year via a special...

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Cadbury U-turn over cashback could spark row

telegraph.co.uk
Feb 20, 2008
        

Cadbury Schweppes put itself on a collision course with activist investor Nelson Peltz when it said it would not return cash to shareholders after the demerger of its US drinks business. ... Graham Jones, an analyst with Panmure Gordon, said: "While we always thought the...

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Cadbury Spin-Off Leaves A Bitter Taste

forbes.com
Feb 19, 2008 68 related
        

The candy company will not offer any cash for shareholders after spinning off its beverages division. ... LONDON - British candy-maker Cadbury Schweppes disappointed shareholders hungry for a sweet reward on Tuesday, when it announced that the spin-off of its American...

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FTSE edges higher as Barclays pleases (FT.com)

yahoo.com
Feb 19, 2008 14 related
        

The FTSE 100 failed to cling on to the 6,000 level on Tuesday, but finished the session higher as dealers digested the latest developments in the banking sector. ... Earlier, news of shock writedowns at Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) has overshadowed reassuring figures from...

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Bank worries contine to dog FTSE (FT.com)

yahoo.com
Feb 19, 2008 29 related
        

The FTSE 100 lost ground on Tuesday as news of shock writedowns at Credit Suisse overshadowed reassuring figures from Barclays . ... Tuesday February 19, 5:40 am ET By Michael Hunter The FTSE 100 lost ground on Tuesday as news of shock writedowns at Credit Suisse...

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Blank-Check Firms Get the Cash

wsj.com
Feb 19, 2008 2 related
        

The trend toward bigger IPOs of shares in blank-check companies has created a trickle-down effect for the American Stock Exchange and small boutique investment banks. ... Word Count: 635 | Companies Featured in This Article: Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, NYSE Euronext The...

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washingtonpost.com: Tony Tavares is CEO of Sports Properties Acquisition, an investment vehicle searching for an acquisition. Other leaders of the special-purpose acquisition company include, below from left, Mario Cuomo, Henry Aaron and Jack Kemp. washingtonpost.com

The New Way To Make Deals: Blank Checks

washingtonpost.com
Feb 18, 2008
        

What kind of deal brings Jack Kemp, Mario Cuomo, Henry Aaron, former Washington Nationals president Tony Tavares and a New York City taxicab king together? ... Firms Gather Cash, Then Look for Something to Buy (Chip Somodevilla - A $215 million "blank check" company...

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