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 seeks to sell Zoetis shares for $800 million: NYT
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Bill Ackman to Sell $800M in Zoetis (ZTS) Stock - NYT
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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 says Zoetis (ZTS) extremely diversified
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Ackman Stocks Trade Lower on Valeant (VRX) Free-Fall
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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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Hearing Nothing New in Zoetis (ZTS) Takeover Story, CNBC's David Faber Reports
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StreetInsider Top 50 Takeover Targets Notable Changes 6/25: (ZTS)
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Ackman's Pershing Square Boosts Zoetis (ZTS) Stake; Takes Positions in Actavis (ACT), Valeant (VRX) - 13F
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Zoetis (ZTS) Has Great 'Stand Alone' Value - Ackman
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Bill Ackman Working 'Constructively' with Zoetis (ZTS) - Bloomberg
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Zoetis (ZTS) Off Lows as Ackman to Discuss Acquisitions/JVs with Valeant (VRX)
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Zoetis (ZTS) Gains on Ackman Valeant News
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UPDATE: Zoetis (ZTS) Active; Ackman Said to Push for Board Seats
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UPDATE: Pershing Square's Ackman Appears on Bloomberg TV; Herbalife (HLF) Implosion Likely in 2015
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Ackman's Pershing Square Granted Early Antitrust Approval for Deal Involving Zoetis (ZTS)
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Ackman's Pershing Square 13F Shows New Stake in Zoetis (ZTS)
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Top 10 News for 11/10 - 11/14: Alibaba's Smashing Singles' Day; Obama Picks Internet Fight; Buffett Gets 'Energized'
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Zoetis (ZTS) Could Still Get 25% Premium in a Deal, Jefferies Says
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Zoetis (ZTS) Deal May Not Unlock Upside, Says Goldman Sachs
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Pershing Square Capital Takes 8.3% Stake in Zoetis (ZTS)
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Market Wrap: Alibaba Cleans-Up on Singles' Day; Yahoo Looks to Expand Video Ads; Ackman Moves on Zoetis
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Zoetis (ZTS) Confirms Bill Ackman Call; No Comment on Details of Conversation
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Zoetis (ZTS) Active: Pershing Square Takes Stake - DJ