Bill Ackman

Finance

Berkshire’s Annual Meeting Shines Spotlight on Buffett Successor Greg Abel

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Class B shares of the company have lagged the S&P 500 by 37 percentage points in the past 12 months, the worst such stretch since 2000.

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Media & Entertainment

Universal Music Group (Ackman’s Version): Hedge Fund Mogul Makes $63B Takeover Bid

n the proposed deal, UMG would merge with Pershing Square SPARC Holdings, a blank-check special-purpose acquisition rights company.

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Hedge Funds

Bill Ackman Tests Main Street Rizz with Pershing Square IPO

Ackman’s move comes at a time when many young retail investors have grown tired of their classic stock-and-bond portfolios.

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Hedge Funds

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Powers Through AI Selloff With a Big Bet Worth Watching

Pershing returned 34% last year, well ahead of the S&P 500’s 17.9% and marking the latest in a near-decade-long streak of besting the index.

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Hedge Funds

Bill Ackman’s Huge Bet on Hertz May Win a Jackpot if Trade War Drags On

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Hertz’s recent track record leaves much to be desired: the rental-car company lost nearly $2.9 billion last year.

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Investments

Bill Ackman’s Pershing USA Officially Slashes IPO Fundraising Target to $2 Billion

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Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management announced that its planned IPO for a US closed-end fund will raise $2 billion.

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