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Unilever may be a target for activist such as Nelson Peltz, reports FT - Part 4

Unilever has finally confirmed feared American activist investor Nelson Peltz has a stake in the consumer goods giant and also that he is set to become a non-executive director at the FTSE 100-listed business.

Below is a link a to the confirmation after months of reports in the Financial Times Peltz was looking to accumulate a shareholding in Unilever. Below are the links to the relevant announcements:..

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Unilever may be a target for activist such as Nelson Peltz, reports FT - Part 3

The Unilever might be a target for Nelson Peltz theory was first aired last summer but now it appears to be have become fact.

Indeed, hacks at the venerable Financial Times have dug a decent scoop today about Peltz building a stake after the botched £50 billion tilt GlaxoSmithKline's consumer division. Below is a link to the FT piece:..

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The American corporate raider and the FTSE 100 target...

So, Alison Brittain can rest easy. Why?

Well, apparently Nelson Peltz's firm was seriously considering targeting Whitbread for the corporate raider's new London-listed fund (https://www.trianinvestors1.com) but City souces said Trian recently decided against such a move.

And it's not just because Brittain has struck a deal to sell Costa Coffee to Coca Cola for £3.9 billion...

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