Disney criticizes Peltz remarks about casting of ‘Black Panther,’ ‘The Marvels’
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co on Friday said that remarks by activist investor Nelson Peltz criticizing the company for making movies dominated by female and Black actors is evidence…
ValueAct, Blackwells set to back Disney in proxy battle with Peltz
(Reuters) -Activist hedge funds ValueAct Capital and Blackwells Capital moved on Wednesday to provide backing to Walt Disney as the 100-year-old media company defends itself against a board challenge from Nelson Peltz’s…
Activist investor Peltz reignites proxy battle with Disney
(Reuters) – Activist investor Nelson Peltz nominated himself and former Walt Disney executive James “Jay” Rasulo to the board of the 100-year-old media company on Thursday, his second attempt this year to…
Peltz ends Disney proxy fight as Iger launches restructuring
(Reuters) – Activist investor Nelson Peltz called off his bid for a seat on the board of Walt Disney Co on Thursday after Chief Executive Bob Iger revealed a plan to restructure…
Bob Iger’s Disney revamp could keep critic Peltz ‘at bay’
(Reuters) – Walt Disney Co CEO Bob Iger dazzled Wall Street on Wednesday with sweeping changes and billions of dollars in cost cuts, and some analysts are convinced that will be enough…
Disney shareholders set to vote on Peltz at April 3 annual meeting
(Reuters) – Walt Disney Co said on Monday it had set its annual shareholder meeting on April 3, with a focus on activist investor Nelson Peltz’s bid seeking a seat on the…
Activist investor Peltz kicks off battle for Disney board seat
(Reuters) – Nelson Peltz has launched a fight for a board seat at Walt Disney Co to help turnaround a company he says is “in crisis” due to failed succession planning, mounting…
Exclusive – Unilever exec: investor Peltz supportive of sustainability drive
By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) – Activist investor Nelson Peltz is “supportive” of a plan by consumer goods maker Unilever to de-carbonize all five of its newly established business units, in an…
No contest: Peltz to bring energy to Unilever board
By Richa Naidu LONDON – Billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz didn’t have to wage an all-out proxy war this time – Unilever welcomed him onto its board with little apparent fuss. Peltz…
Unilever to cut jobs across all regions as Peltz builds stake -source
– Unilever PLC plans to slash thousands of management positions across its operations, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday. The job cuts will be in the “low thousands”, the…
Breaking News
