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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Ackman's Pershing Square's 13F Shows Increased Stake in Restaurant Brands (QSR), Valeant (VRX), Lowered Stake in Air Products (APD), Mondelez (MDLZ), More ...
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Ackman's Pershing Square 13F Shows 43.37M Stake in Mondelez (MDLZ), Maintained Air Products (APD), Canadian Pacific (CP), Valeant (VRX)
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Bill Ackman said Air Products (APD) can deliver EPS growth with cost controls
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Ackman Stocks Trade Lower on Valeant (VRX) Free-Fall
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Bill Ackman Bullish on China Long-Term
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Ackman says Pershing Square down for the year after markets drop
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Ackman's Pershing Square Liquidates Actavis Stake in Q2 - 13F
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Highlights from Pershing Square's Q2 Conf. Call; Bought Mondelez (MDLZ) Hand-Over-Fist, Hasn't Engaged China About Herbalife (HLF)
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Ackman's Pershing Square Boosts Zoetis (ZTS) Stake; Takes Positions in Actavis (ACT), Valeant (VRX) - 13F
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Ackman's Pershing Square 13F Shows New Stake in Zoetis (ZTS)
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Ackman's Pershing Square 13F Shows Lower Stake in Canadian Pacific (CF), Exits Home Properties (HME)
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Ackman's Pershing Square Shows New Stakes in Apartment Investment (AINV), Home Properties (HME); Liquidates General Growth Properties (GGP), P&G (PG)
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Ackman's Pershing Square Lifts Stakes in Air Products (APD) and Burger King (BKW) (more...)
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Pershing Square's Ackman Sees Air Products (APD) at $200 with New Management
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Ackman's Pershing Square Lifts Air Products (APD) Stake, Sells Out of Matson (MATX)
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Air Products (APD) Will Add Three New Independent Directors to Board
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Ackman's Pershing Square Confirms New Stake in Air Products (APD), Ups P&G (PG) (more...)
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Countdown to the Next Icahn and/or Ackman Headline
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Air Products & Chemicals (APD) Sinks; Ackman Lift 'Behind Us'
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Deutsche Bank Raises Price Target on Air Products & Chemicals (APD)
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Baird Upgrades Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (APD) to Outperform
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Market Wrap: Prelim. Q2 GDP Tops Views; Swipe-Fees Under Fire; Fed Sees Growth, If...
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No Rest for the Weary; Ackman Takes Lumps Again on Herbalife (HLF)
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Air Products (APD) Sinks Lower as Soros Takes Position in Herbalife (HLF)
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Ackman's Pershing Square Files 13D on Air Products (APD), Showing 9.8% Stake
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Streetinsider.com Pre-Open Movers 07/31: (TSRX) (QCOR) (AEGR) Higher; (JIVE) (RVBD) (BGFV) Lower (more...)
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Air Products (APD) on Watch as Ackman Takes Large Stake
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Air Products (APD) Adopts Poison Pill as Ackman Builds Stake