Keyword: Nelson Peltz

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Dow and DuPont Confirm Merger Plans

14.12.2015 - Three days after rumors surfaced of a possible merger between Dow and DuPont, the US chemical giants confirmed the all-stock deal, which they said would create a new entity named...

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Purported Dow-DuPont Merger Creates Buzz

10.12.2015 - News of a possible mega-merger between US chemical giants Dow and DuPont dominated the headlines on Dec. 9 after the newspaper Wall Street Journal, citing sources close to the...

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Five Spotlighted as Possible DuPont CEO

26.10.2015 - DuPont is said to be looking outside the company for a new chief executive to replace Ellen Kullman, who resigned with effect from Oct. 16. The chemical giant’s directors...

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DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman Resigns

07.10.2015 - Just months after splitting off its Performance Chemicals business into a new company, Chemours, in part due to pressure from an activist investor, DuPont could be headed for a...

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DuPont Wins Battle With Activist Shareholder

15.05.2015 - DuPont has emerged bloody but apparently unbowed from its battle with activist shareholder Nelson Peltz and his $11 billion hedge fund Trian Fund Management, which owns an...

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Second Proxy Advisor Backs DuPont Activist Shareholder

05.05.2015 - DuPont has come under even more intensive pressure in its battle with activist shareholder Nelson Peltz and his hedge fund Trian. Following the lead of Institutional Shareholder...

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Proxy Advisory Firm Backs Hedge Fund’s Criticism of DuPont

28.04.2015 - Nelson Peltz, the activist shareholder owner of hedge fund Trian Fund Management, which is pressing for DuPont to split into two companies, has gained a powerful backer in proxy...

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DuPont Rejects Activist Investor’s Universal Ballot Request

05.03.2015 - DuPont has rejected a request from activist investor Nelson Peltz and his hedge fund Trian to use a universal ballot in an upcoming vote on candidates for the chemical producer's...