Major Wendy’s Franchisee Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Meritage, operator of 314 Wendy’s restaurants, filed for bankruptcy protection and is seeking financing to keep stores open.
Meritage, operator of 314 Wendy’s restaurants, filed for bankruptcy protection and is seeking financing to keep stores open.
Sources say Trian is not preparing a buyout of Wendy’s after takeover speculation lifted the shares to a nine-month high.
Trian Fund Management is preparing a take-private bid for Wendy’s, potentially backed by BlueFive Capital and Flynn Group in the coming weeks.
CEO Bob Wright cuts dividend 50% and outlines five-point recovery plan.
High short interest, new CFO appointment, and activist investor Trian fuel the rally.
Nelson Peltz is exploring buying Wendy’s to take it private as its stock has fallen sharply, but no deal is confirmed yet.