Bill Ackman, Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett

Ackman Wants to Create a Modern Day Berkshire Hathaway. Why He’s No Buffett.
A key problem is that the Howard Hughes board and the special committee evaluating the proposal may not want to turn the company into an Ackman-led mini Berkshire.
Bill Ackman, a Warren Buffett Fan, Has Found His Own ‘Berkshire Hathaway’
Fast forward half a century, Bill Ackman, the billionaire hedge fund manager behind Pershing Square Capital Management, is looking to replicate Buffett’s success by creating a “modern-day Berkshire Hathaway.
Bill Ackman reveals plans of creating ‘modern-day Berkshire Hathaway’
Bill Ackman proposes to increase his stake in Howard Hughes to 48%. He wants to turn HHH into a modern-day Berkshire Hathaway.
Bill Ackman aims to turn Howard Hughes Holdings into a 'modern-day Berkshire Hathaway'
In a post prior to the announcement, Ackman likened his firm's move to the approach Warren Buffett has used with Berkshire ( BRK-A, BRK-B) in which Buffett turned a textile manufacturer into a holding company that owns stakes in many publicly traded equities including Apple ( AAPL) and Bank of America ( BAC ).
Bill Ackman's bold 'Buffett move' might not fly
Who is billionaire Bill Ackman? Ackman is a prominent investing activist: When he considers that a company in which he has invested has underperformed, he urges the board and mana
Bill Ackman, A 'Devotee' Of Warren Buffett, Plans A Mini-Berkshire
Bill Ackman expects to lead Howard Hughes Holdings after raising his takeover offer for the Texas-based real estate development and management company. But Howard Hughes stock sank below a key level on Wednesday.
Billionaire Bill Ackman’s makes a number of moves that turn heads
Among other trades, the hedge-fund manager sells a big-name consumer giant and buys into a real estate company.
Bill Ackman to announce transformational deal at market close; HHH shares climb
Bill Ackman, head of hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management, said he'll announce a transformational deal on Tuesday, ...
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square offers $900M for Howard Hughes stake
The deal would give hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman’s firm a 48% stake in the company known for master-planned community ...
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Billionaire Bill Ackman Just Went All In With a $2.3B Bet on This Stock
Bill Ackman, the legendary billionaire hedge fund manager over at Pershing Square Capital Holdings, has a new position, and ...
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Stock of the Day: Howard Hughes Holdings whipsaws as Bill Ackman revises his plan to create the next Berkshire Hathaway
The move: Howard Hughes Holdings shares surged in the last hour of trading on Tuesday after the billionaire investor Bill ... Ackman likened Valeant to a "very early-stage Berkshire Hathaway." ...
Billionaire Bill Ackman makes a number of moves that turn heads
Among other trades, the hedge-fund manager sells a big-name consumer giant and buys into a real estate company.