Board Ties May Lead to Deal in Triarc’s Bid for Wendy’s

On Monday, Triarc Companies, which operates the fast food chain Arby’s, expressed an interest in acquiring Wendy’s International (see article at Feed The Bull). Although Wendy’s has yet to respond to the proposed offer, one key connection may seal the deal for Triarc.  After quickly constructing an IntellectSpace Knowledge Map to reveal any connections that may exist between the two firms, we discovered that Peter H. Rothschild is the Chairman of Deerfield Triarc Capital Corp (Triarc’s asset management business) and is also a director at Wendy’s. As a key figure at both companies, we believe Rothschild will be the person who locks this deal up.

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