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Trian Offers $1.4B, or $7.35/Share, for Wendy's, Sources Says — WSJ
Trian has offered $1.4 billion, or $7.35 per share, for Wendy's, according to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal. The report gives the total offer value and the per-share price but no further details.
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What happened
Trian Fund Management, a longtime Wendy's shareholder, and partners offered to buy the burger chain and take it private for about $1.4 billion, or $7.35 per share in cash. The offer is not final and needs approval. No response from Wendy's is known.
Global impact / market context
The offer is higher than the recent stock price, so people who own Wendy's shares could get more money than the stock was recently worth if a deal happens. But this is only an offer, not a finished deal, so the outcome is not known.
What to watch
- Whether Wendy's accepts, rejects, or negotiates the offer: this decides if a deal moves forward or stops.
- Whether the offer terms stay the same: the price and cash terms matter to what shareholders would receive.
- Whether the Trian group's partners and financing are confirmed: a deal needs the group and money behind it to proceed.
Affected assets
- Wendy's
Evidence
- Infoway News — Wendy's Board Reiterates Confidence in New CEO — Market Talk
- Infoway News — Wendy's: Trian Group Seeks to Acquire All Outstanding Shares of Wendy's Common Stock for $7.35/Shr in Cash
- Infoway News — WEN Stock Surges 15% As Trian Fund Offers $1.4B To Take The Burger Chain Private
- Infoway News — Wendy's: Trian Group Includes Flynn Group, BlueFive, Sixth Street >WEN
- Infoway News — Wendy's: Trian Management-Led Group Submits Buyout Bid for $7.35 a Share Cash >WEN
- Infoway News — Wendy's Stock Jumps on Peltz Take-Private Bid — WSJ
- Infoway News — Wendy's Shares Jump Following WSJ Report of $1.4 Billion Take-Private Deal
- Infoway News — Trian Fund Management Makes Takeover Bid For Wendy's, Sources Says — WSJ
- Infoway News — Trian Offers $1.4B, or $7.35/Share, for Wendy's, Sources Says — WSJ
- Incident timeline — Wendy's Board Reiterates Confidence in New CEO — Market Talk
- Incident timeline — Wendy's: Trian Group Seeks to Acquire All Outstanding Shares of Wendy's Common Stock for $7.35/Shr in Cash
- Incident timeline — WEN Stock Surges 15% As Trian Fund Offers $1.4B To Take The Burger Chain Private
- Incident timeline — Wendy's: Trian Group Includes Flynn Group, BlueFive, Sixth Street >WEN
- Incident timeline — Wendy's: Trian Management-Led Group Submits Buyout Bid for $7.35 a Share Cash >WEN
- Incident timeline — Wendy's Stock Jumps on Peltz Take-Private Bid — WSJ
- Incident timeline — Wendy's Shares Jump Following WSJ Report of $1.4 Billion Take-Private Deal
- Incident timeline — Trian Fund Management Makes Takeover Bid For Wendy's, Sources Says — WSJ
- Incident timeline — Trian Offers $1.4B, or $7.35/Share, for Wendy's, Sources Says — WSJ