William Ackman
Bill Ackman runs hedge fund Pershing Square Capital, which he started in 2003 following the dissolution of Gotham Partners.
Ackman is a value investor with an activist bent. Activist investors agitate management for changes. He owns large positions in Target (NYSE: TGT) and Borders (NYSE: BGP). He has also been involved in activist situations at Wendy's (NYSE: WEN) and McDonald's (NYSE: MCD).
Ackman proved his acumen as a short seller in 2007/2008 as short positions he held in MBIA (NYSE: MBI) and Ambac (NYSE: ABK) proved to be big winners due to the credit crunch.
In July 2008, Ackman said he was short the common stock of Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE). Ackman also laid out a plan to reorganize the GSEs, which would wipe out the common shareholders.
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Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Sells Nike (NKE) Stake
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Pershing Square to Invest $900M to Acquire 9M Newly Issued Shares of Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH), Transform HHH Into a Diversified Holding Company
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BofA Securities Reiterates Underperform Rating on Hertz Global (HTZ), pt $2.70
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Bill Ackman confirms nearly 20% stake in Hertz, floats Uber partnership
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After-hours movers: Netflix, Roku, Hertz
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‘Art of the deal’ power move or a nervous recoil?
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Trump's latest China move called 'art of the deal' masterstroke
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Bill Ackman: I am advocating for a 30, 60, or 90- day pause before the tariffs are implemented tomorrow
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Pershing Square Announces Revised Proposal to Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH)
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Bill Ackman to announce a potential transaction at 4PM ET; HHS gains
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Pershing's Ackman: We are going to announce a potential transaction at 4 pm
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Uber Inc. (UBER) PT Raised to $87 at Piper Sandler on 'Higher Profit Forecasts;
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Benchmark Reiterates Buy Rating on Lyft (LYFT)
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Uber (UBER) Mentioned as Long by Bill Ackman
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Ackman's Pershing Square proposes a merger with Howard Hughes Holdings via a subsidiary
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Bill Ackman on X: expect the Tump administration will remove Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from conservatorship
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Bill Ackman Mulls Sweeteners to Revive Pershing Square US IPO - FT
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Midday movers: Walmart, Cisco, Deere, Ulta Beauty rise; Alibaba falls
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After-hours movers: Cisco Systems, Nike, Lumentum, Ulta Beauty
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Ares Management (ARES) Co-Founder Ressler Among Investors in Ackman’s Pershing
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The Pershing Square Sohn Prize Awarded to Five Emerging Leaders in Cancer Research
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Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Targets Raising $25B for US Fund - Bloomberg
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Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square raises $1.05bn by selling a 10% stake ahead of IPO
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Business Leaders Continue to Support DEI Initiatives Despite Year of Attacks and Criticism
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Ackman's Pershing Square raises $1.05 billion in stake sale ahead of potential IPO
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Pershing Square Holdings Notes the Sale by Pershing Square Capital Management of 10% Common Equity
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Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. Notes the Sale by Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. of a 10% Common Equity Interest to Strategic Investors
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Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. Announces Sale of 10% Common Equity Interest for $1.05 Billion to Strategic Investors
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Morning Bid: PCE test for nervy markets
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Ackman's Pershing Square raising $1 billion, eyeing IPO, source says
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Bill Ackman Plans IPO of Pershing Square as Soon as Next Year - WSJ
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Trump guilty verdict fires up Republican donors, who pledge millions
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Billionaire investor Ackman considering backing Trump in US election, source says
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Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. Announces First Quarter 2024 Investor Call
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Operation HOPE’s John Hope Bryant Announces His Business Plan for America at 2024 Milken Institute Global Conference
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Sony/Apollo bid for Paramount could be worth as much as $29 billion - Source
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Piper Sandler Reiterates Overweight Rating on Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH)
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Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) Appoints Scot Sellers as Board Chair
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Scot Sellers to Be Named Chairman of the Board of Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. at Company’s Upcoming Annual Meeting
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Peltz loses at Disney but his investors win; changes may still be ahead
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Musk says he would buy Disney (DIS) shares if Peltz gets elected to board
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UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP BOARD PUBLISHES 2023 ANNUAL REPORT AND AGENDA FOR 2024 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
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The Pershing Square Foundation Announces $2M in Grants to Newark Organizations to Support Local Community
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The Pershing Square Foundation “MIND” Prize Awarded to Seven Creative Researchers Paving the Way to a Deeper and Transformative Understanding of the Brain
