Bill Ackman

Bill Ackman is an individual angel investor. See sector focus and contact routes.

About Bill Ackman

Bill Ackman is an individual angel investor. He is the founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, an investment management firm. Ackman's investment philosophy, as reflected in Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd., centers on holding concentrated positions in large capitalization companies. Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. operates as a closed-ended fund with the primary objective of maximizing the long-term compound annual rate of growth in intrinsic value per share for its investors. This strategy emphasizes a deep understanding of a limited number of businesses to drive significant returns over time.

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Angel Investor
Location
Parsippany, NJ, United States
Investor type
Individual/Angel
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Bill Ackman is an American hedge fund manager. He is the founder and CEO of hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management LP and is a long term value investor, taking advantage of short term downward moves in prices. He is particularly successful at special situations investments. William Ackmans Pershing Square has a very concentrated portfolio. Bill Ackmans returns have displayed option-like characteristics in 2009 and 2010. His General Growth Properties investment is almost as big as John Paulsons subprime shorts. In May 2009, he recommended GGP stock at the Ira Sohn Conference and the stock returned more than 1000% since then. As a result of that investment, Ackman had a great 2010, returning 29.7%.

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Bill Ackman (Parsippany, NJ, United States) — sector focus: Bill Ackman is an American hedge fund manager. He is the founder and CEO of hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management LP and is a long term value investor,….
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Bill Ackman is based in Parsippany, NJ, United States.

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