Trian Offers to Take Wendy's Private in $1.4 Billion Cash Deal
Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire all outstanding shares of the fast-food chain at $7.35 per share.
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First reported by Bloomberg.com, 30 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
The odds
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Price data
| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 35% |
| 27 Oct, 12:59 UTC | 35% |
The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 28 Oct 2026. Bloomberg.com published first, on 28 October at 12:29 UTC; Quartz followed 31 min later. The most recent article, from Bloomberg Markets, appeared on 28 October at 13:57 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Bloomberg Markets (major outlet), News Feed (major outlet), Quartz.
One prediction market prices this story:
- Above -5% — the market puts it at 35%, closing 26 May 2027. The outcome is Yes if The Wendy's Company reports U.S. same-restaurant sales growth above -5% for fiscal 2026. Otherwise, the outcome is No. Readers often mistake the linked news story about a potential acquisition for the actual sales data required for resolution.
Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.
How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Above -5% at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.
- Bloomberg.comPeltz’s Trian Offers $1.4 Billion for Wendy’s, WSJ Reports35%
- QuartzNelson Peltz's Trian submitted a bid of about $1.4 billion to take Wendy's private35%
- News FeedPeltz’s Trian makes $3.8bn take-private offer for fast-food chain Wendy’s35%
- Bloomberg MarketsPeltz’s Trian Offers to Take Wendy’s Private in All-Cash Deal35%
- Current odds35%
Sources
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- Peltz’s Trian Offers to Take Wendy’s Private in All-Cash Deal Bloomberg Markets ·
- Peltz’s Trian makes $3.8bn take-private offer for fast-food chain Wendy’s News Feed ·
- Peltz’s Trian Offers $1.4 Billion for Wendy’s, WSJ Reports Bloomberg.com ·
- Nelson Peltz's Trian submitted a bid of about $1.4 billion to take Wendy's private Quartz
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In this story
- Trian Fund Management
- Wendy’s
- Nelson Peltz