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Disney's proxy battle is expected to cost the company and rival hedge funds at least $70 million. Retail investors make up a big chunk of Disney shareholders, and it's expensive to reach them. The outcome of the shareholder vote could change Disney's direction, but its impact is still unclear. AdvertisementThis week's big Disney shareholder vote is supposed to be a seismic event — a referendum on the future of one of the world's most important entertainment companies. But we can definitively say that the Disney proxy battle, which concludes on Wednesday, has been a nice boost for a collection of consultants and media companies.
Persons: , — Nelson Peltz's, Bob Iger Organizations: Disney, Service, New York Times, Vanguard, Partners, Okapi Partners, Business
download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewAs Trian Partners — Nelson Peltz's hedge fund — wages a multimillion-dollar proxy war over two Disney board seats, some wonder whether this is the last big fight for the 81-year-old activist investor, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Journal spoke with roughly two dozen people familiar with Trian's leadership circle and internal workings for its report. Related storiesTrian has invested roughly $25 million in its battle for control over two Disney board seats in the election set for April 3. The hedge fund currently holds a 1.8% stake in Disney — roughly 32.3 million shares, worth $3.6 billion, per Variety.
Persons: , — Nelson, Trian they'd, Matt, Trian, gunning, Bob Iger, Iger, Bob Chapek, Trian's, we're Organizations: Service, Disney, Street Journal, Pepsi, Heinz, Procter, Gamble, Business, GE, California State Teachers, New, Diesel, Blackwells, Iger, Bloomberg Locations: New York, Asia, Iger
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