
Trian Partners was founded in 2005 by activist investor Nelson Peltz, who has a history of buying up shares, securing board seats and orchestrating M&A deals.
With $8.5 billion in assets under management, Trian Partners owns 11% of The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ:WEN), where Peltz is the non-executive chairman, as well as Sysco (NYSE:SYY) and The Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp (NYSE:MSGE).