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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Pershing Square Raises Agilent (A), Howard Hughes (HHC) Stakes (more...) - 13F
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Ackman's Pershing Square Releases 13F; Does Not Disclose New Position
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Ackman's Pershing Square Confirms Stake in United Technologies (UTX) (more...) - 13F
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Bill Ackman Pershing Square Confirms New 5.8M Share Stake in Nike (NKE) -13F
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Ackman's Pershing Square Lowers Mondelez (MDLZ), Restaurant Brands (QSR) (more...) - 13F
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Pershing Square’s Nominees for ADP’s Transformation to Participate in a Fireside Chat
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Pershing Square Nominates Three to Board of Directors of ADP (ADP)
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Pershing Square Announces Nominees for Election to the Board of Directors of ADP
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Ackman's Pershing Square Exits Zoetis (ZTS) (more) - 13F
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Ackman buys into Chipotle, to talk to management; shares jump
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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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Ackman's Pershing Square Liquidates Actavis Stake in Q2 - 13F
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Ackman's Pershing Square Boosts Zoetis (ZTS) Stake; Takes Positions in Actavis (ACT), Valeant (VRX) - 13F
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Bill Ackman Discusses Tesco PLC, Restaurant Brands (QSR), McDonald's (MCD), Oil and More with Bloomberg