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 Releases Q3 2011 13F
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The Search is On: Finding Bill Ackman's Next General Growth Properties (GGP)
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Ackman's Pershing Square Raises Stakes in Citi (C), Family Dollar (FDO), Cuts Stake in Kraft (KFT)
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Ackman's Pershing Square Sells ADP (ADP), Target (TGT) and GM (GM)
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Ackman's Pershing Square Shows Raised Stakes in General Growth (GGP), Kraft (KFT), New Position in Alexander & Baldwin (ALEX)
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Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 04/04: (MSSR) (AEN) (OREX) Higher; (AMIE) (DGW) (HRZ) Lower
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Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 04/01: (HRZ) (INHX) (IRE) Higher; (OMER) (EXFO) (ASTI) Lower
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Morning Movers 04/01: (HRZ) (IRE) (ALEX) Higher; (OMER) (EXFO) (CDTI) Lower
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Pre-Open Movers: 4/1: (AIB) (NYX) (SRX) Higher; (OMER) (LOGI) (NDAQ) Lower (more...)
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After-Hours Movers 03/31: (ALEX) (CXDC) Higher; (OMER) (CDTI) (KKD) (AVII) (LOGI) Lower
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Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Accumulates 9.9% Stake In Alexander & Baldwin (ALEX)
