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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Fortune Takes In-Depth Look at Battle Between Herbalife (HLF) and Pershing Square's Ackman
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Judge dismisses 'pyramid scheme' lawsuit versus Herbalife, CEO
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Herbalife (HLF) CEO Johnson Saw Signs of 'Pyramid Scheme' Tactics Early On
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Herbalife (HLF) Debuts Website Attacking Bill Ackman
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Ackman '100% Confident' in his Herbalife (HLF) Short Thesis
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Herbalife Responds To Statements Made Today by Bill Ackman at Investor Summit in New York
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Herbalife (HLF) Active Early; Top Members Said to Come Under Questioning from Federal Officials
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Herbalife (HLF) Plans Million Dollar Ad Campaign to Bolster Image - FBN
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Herbalife (HLF) Suit Dismissal Doesn't Exonerate Practices, Says Pershing Square
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Global Strategy Group Not Under Investigation Related to Government Herbalife (HLF) Probe - Forbes
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Pershing Square's Letter to Investors Related to WSJ Article on Herbalife (HLF)
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Herbalife (HLF) Shows Early Gains; Ackman-Related Associates Questioned by FBI
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Herbalife Responds to News Reports That Individuals Involved in the Campaign Orchestrated by Bill Ackman Are under Criminal Investigation
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Noted Short Sellers Get Long Lumber Liquidators (LL), While Others Dig In
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Ackman Tries to Rally Hispanic Community Against Herbalife (HLF) in Latest Presentation
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Herbalife (HLF) Seeks Stock Manipulation Charges Against Ackman - FBN
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Herbalife (HLF) Planning Counter Attack vs Ackman - FBN
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Pershing Square Responded to Herbalife (HLF) on Meeting
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Herbalife (HLF) Says Latest Ackman Accusations are Another 'Tirade of Misrepresentations'
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Notable 52-Week Highs and Lows 1/7: (M) (ALKS) (KIM) High; (KBIO) (HLF) Low
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Pre-Open Stock Movers 01/07: (GALT) (PKT) (JCP) Higher; (KBIO) (MDCO) (HLF) Lower (more...)
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Ackman Says 'Massive' Seller in Herbalife (HLF)
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There's A Massive Seller in Herbalife (HLF) Shares - Ackman via CNBC
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Herbalife (HLF) Going to Miss 'Badly', Ackman Says on CNBC
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Herbalife (HLF) Lower; Pershing Square's Ackman Will Make Case to Key Segment
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Herbalife (HLF) Responds to Ackman
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UPDATE: Pershing Square's Ackman Appears on Bloomberg TV; Herbalife (HLF) Implosion Likely in 2015
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SEC Dismisses Insider Trading Case Involving Herbalife (HLF) Stock - WSJ
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Ackman: Herbalife (HLF) will collapse via its own accord or by government intervention - Bloomberg
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Heavily-Shorted Herbalife (HLF) Surges Ahead of Q3 Results
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Bill Ackman Preparing New 'Decent-Sized' Stake, Talks IPO, Allgergan (AGN), Herbalife (HLF) and Fannie/Freddie (FNMA) (FMCC)
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SEC Charges Two with Insider Trading on Pershing Square's Announcement on Herbalife
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Burger King (BKW) Gains Bolster Solid FY14 Performance for Pershing Square's Ackman
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Herbalife (HLF): Ackman Pressing His Short - CNBC
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Top 10 News for 7/28 - 8/1: FOMC Tapers Further, Rates Still Intact; Jobs Growth Elusive in July; Argentina Defaults. Again.
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Herbalife (HLF) Ticks Higher, Shorts Expand Positions into Q2 Report
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Herbalife (HLF) Gives Some Back After Epic Squeeze
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Herbalife's (HLF) Squeeze Higher Continues Following Pershing Square Presentation
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Herbalife (HLF) Comments on Pershing Square's Three-Hour Presentation; Says Ackman Over-Promised, Under-Delivered on Short Bet
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Herbalife (HLF) Stock Price Irrelevant - Ackman
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Herbalife (HLF) Can Hit $300/sh in Next 5-10 Years, Says Chapman - CNBC
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Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 07/22: (NETE) (OPTT) (HSTM) Higher; (NEWL) (SILC) (MELA) Lower
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Cost to Become a Certified Club Member is Approx. $3000 - Ackman (HLF)
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Herbalife (HLF) Jumps ~10% as Ackman's Presentation Continues
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Herbalife (HLF) Highers as Ackman Presentation Underway
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Pre-Open Stock Movers 7/22: (SANM) (CMG) (CIT) Higher; (SILC) (RMBS) (KO) Lower (more...)

