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Activist investor Nelson Peltz reportedly now has fresh ammunition in his second attempt to get seats on The Walt Disney Co.’s board of directors — the influential stake of a former Marvel executive.
Ex-Marvel Entertainment Chairman Isaac “Ike” Perlmutter, who was laid off earlier this year by Disney DIS, has entrusted his stake to Peltz’s Trian Fund Management, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. A source told the newspaper that an arrangement between Perlmutter and Trian gives the latter complete voting power over...
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