Marvel’s Latest Crisis Proves It Hasn’t Outgrown Its Most Despicable Instincts

It took an entire decade for Marvel’s Cinematic ... from Ike Perlmutter, then-CEO of Marvel Entertainment. Perlmutter served as the head of Marvel through its acquisition with Disney in 2009 ... Read More

Disney Fends Off Activist Investor for Second Time in 2 Years

By Brooks Barnes Reporting from Los Angeles The activist investor Nelson Peltz and Ike Perlmutter, the former chairman of Marvel Entertainment ... In other news from Disney’s shareholder ... Read More

Disney’s biggest shareholder fight in 20 years will shape the company’s future

Walt Disney ... former Marvel Entertainment Chairman Isaac “Ike” Perlmutter, who was ousted from Disney last year amid layoffs that resulted in 7,000 jobs erased. Trian is Disney’s seventh ... Read More

Marvel Lays Off 15 Staffers

Marvel laid off 15 staffers on Monday, including lower-level production and development employees in Marvel Studios in Burbank as well as employees in the Marvel Entertainment division in New York. Read More

Nelson Peltz slams Disney for 'all-women and all-black Marvel casts' - sparking furious letter from studio warning of 'the damage this BULLY would do if he were allowed on the ...

Former Marvel Entertainment chairman and CEO Ike Perlmutter is ... and the theme parks. Peltz's first proxy war last January called on Disney to 'restore the magic' amid criticism the media ... Read More

How Disney’s Financial Wizardry Boosted Its Return On Investment

He isn't the only former Disney staffer involved with Trian. Another of Peltz's partners is Israeli-American billionaire Ike Perlmutter who was chairman of Disney's Marvel Entertainment super hero ... Read More

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The Philadelphia Orchestra’s home is being renamed Marian Anderson Hall in honor of the pioneering Black American contralto, a rare case of an artist's name replacing a corporation A London ... Read More

Nelson Peltz Criticizes Disney’s “Woke” Film Strategy With ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Marvels’

Disney stood by its strategy ... recall similar anecdotes about former Marvel Entertainment chairman and CEO Ike Perlmutter, who is a friend of Peltz’s and a supporter of his proxy fight. Read More

Disney, Activist Investors Enter Final Stretch Before Annual Shareholder Meeting

It’s crunch ... additive to the Disney Board.” Trian beneficially owns around 32.3 million Disney shares – 79% of which are owned by ex-Marvel Entertainment Chairman Ike Perlmutter. Read More

Disney Has Enough Votes to Defeat Activist Investor Nelson Peltz’s Board Candidates: Report

Peltz’s Trian controls some 32 million Disney shares (1.8% of the outstanding total), 79% of which are owned by former Marvel Entertainment chief Ike Perlmutter (who has a “longstanding ... Read More

Disney’s Board Candidates Pull Ahead of Activist Investor Nelson Peltz With More Than Half Votes Cast: Report

Disney and CEO Bob Iger have pulled into the lead for each of their 12 board candidates to win reelection — with activist investor Nelson Peltz trailing — after more than half of shareholder ... Read More