Trian Fund Management

Shares of Pentair plc. (NYSE: PNR) spiked higher by more than 5 percent Tuesday after Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management was reported to have accumulated a 7.24 percent stake and is pushing the company to explore several strategic options such as acquiring rivals to consolidate the space...

Activist hedge fund Trian Fund Management, run by Nelson Peltz, recently filed its Form 13F for the first quarter of the year. According to the document, the portfolio’s market value fell by 9 percent over the period, to $8.56 billion. The equity portfolio is highly concentrated,...

U.S. stocks were little changed as the second quarter comes to an end. Investors and traders are likely spending the last day of the quarter the same way they did to ring in the quarter: questioning the direction of the U.S. economy and wondering what is in store in the coming quarter. One...

PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) will report its first quarter results early Thursday morning before market open. Analysts are expecting the beverage and snack maker to earn $0.75 per share on $12.43 billion of revenue. Pepsi last reported its quarterly results on February 13 when it earned $1.05 per share,...

U.S. stocks declined as concerns escalated over Ukraine, two days before its citizens will vote in a referendum to split from Ukraine and become part of Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin is gearing up to “invade eastern Ukraine” as a six hour talk between U.S. Secretary of State John...

Activist investor Nelson Peltz is on a mission to break up PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) into two divisions consisting of its beverage division and snack division. Peltz is the founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Trian Fund Management, a multi-billion dollar alternative investment management...

When PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) reported its fourth quarter results on February 13, Indra Nooyi, Chairman and CEO said, “we believe that our portfolio, as currently constructed, positions us to maximize value creation. As a result, we are not making significant structural changes, including to North...

U.S. stocks overcame mixed economic data and earning reports as the S&P 500 inches towards new all time highs and the Dow recorded an almost triple digit point gain. Jobless claims declined less than expected while consumer prices met expectations and rose slightly. Data from the...

Peter May, Trian Fund Management President and founding partner, calls himself a constructivist. He appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box on Wednesday to discuss a variety of things, including what being a constructivist means to him. He said that constructionists focus on the operating side of the...

During an interview with CNBC this morning, Trian Fund Management CEO Nelson Peltz said that as far as the board is concerned, "There have been no discussion of compensation" changes to H. J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ) chief executive William Johnson. Heinz announced this morning that it will be...

Ingersoll-Rand (NYSE: IR) said on Friday that its board is reviewing a number of strategic opportunities, including proposals that were presented by Nelson Peltz's investment firm, Trian Fund Management. The investment firm presented its ideas to Ingersoll-Rand at the company's regular board...