
The brewing proxy battle at Disney has moved deep into allegory territory.
As a reminder, late last year, activist investor Nelson Peltz of Trian Partners relaunched his campaign for board influence at the Mouse House, this time nominating himself and Disney’s former CFO Jay Rasulo for seats. Backed by fellow billionaire Ike Perlmutter, the ousted former head of Marvel Entertainment, Peltz claims that Disney’s failures have cost shareholders $70 billion over recent months.