
The Walt Disney Co. defended its record as activist investor Nelson Peltz of Trian Fund Management is teaming up with former Disney executive Isaac Perlmutter to mount a potential proxy fight.
Trian said it owns $3 billion worth of Disney stock and talked on Thursday with Disney CEO Bob Iger. Trian said Disney’s board was willing to meet, but turned down a request to put Peltz, Trian’s founder and CEO, on the board.