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Billionaire Nelson Peltz Loses His War Against Disney
For more than a year‚ activist investor Nelson Peltz has tussled with Disney executives in an effort to gain more influence over the company‚ culminating in an all-out proxy battle to secure two seats on the board. Based on preliminary results released on Wednesday‚ shareholders rejected Peltz’s advance‚ the company said. They also rejected Peltz’s attempt to win a seat for former Disney executive James Rasulo.
Peltz’s firm‚ Trian‚ argued that Disney CEO Bob Iger has...