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How Bill Ackman Won January

For many money managers, 2014 got off to a difficult start. With emerging markets getting slammed and general turbulence in global financial markets, like the strengthening yen in Japan, January...

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FTC Launches Herbalife Inquiry, Shares Fall

For more than a year, hedge fund billionaire William Ackman has been calling on the federal government to shut down Herbalife because it is a pyramid scheme. He has called press conferences. He has...

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The World's Hedge Fund Billionaires 2014

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Bill Ackman's Herbalife Short Bet Gets 30 Percent Better

Shares of Herbalife have tumbled in 2014 in the face of billionaire Bill Ackman's short campaign.

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Bill Ackman Outs Valeant CEO Mike Pearson As A Billionaire

It takes one to know one. Billionaire hedge fund manager William Ackman reveals that Valeant CEO Michael Pearson is a billionaire.

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Can Valeant Work Its Magic On Allergan, Or Is Pearson Biting Off More Than He...

The pharma roll-up has found great success buying businesses and slashing costs, but the size of its latest target raises concerns CEO MIchael Pearson may be biting off more than he can chew.

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It's Perfectly Fine For Herbalife Short-Sellers To Lobby The Government

Ackman and his hedge fund have wagered $1 billion dollars that Herbalife will be revealed as a giant Ponzi scheme. On the heels of this investment, Mr. Ackman has advocated in Washington for more...

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Allergan Hits Back After Ackman Rips Chairman Pyott Over Conflicts Of Interest

In push for sale to Valeant, billionaire Bill Ackman presses his case at Allergan.

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The War Of Attrition Over Herbalife

As the Herbalife saga heads into month 18, there is no sign the battle is receding. But what started with shock and awe has turned into a low-intensity test of endurance that is likely to last into 2015.

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Allergan Emphatically Turns Down Bill Ackman's New Valeant Deal

In a statement, Allergan said that Valeant's proposed offered "substantially undervalues Allergan" and "creates significant risks and uncertainties for Allergan shareholders."

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Bill Ackman's Big Herbalife Reveal Bombs With Investors

In a sometimes emotional presentation, Bill Ackman blasted Herbalife's nutritional clubs and the company's supporters, ranging from former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to soccer star Lionel...

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World’s Richest Hedge Fund Managers & Traders

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Shares Of Herbalife Fall After Rare Earnings Miss

Last week, hedge fund billionaire William Ackman did not meet the high expectations he set for investors. This week, it’s Herbalife’s turn to disappoint. For 21 straight quarters, Herbalife had beaten...

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Hedge Fund Billionaire Bill Ackman Bashes Lawyers

Bill Ackman claims lawyers are the only people who seem to consistently oppose his style of activist investing.

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Bill Ackman Sues America

In the last year or so, hedge fund billionaire William Ackman has tried to destroy a company that sells diet shakes, played a prominent role in nearly driving a 112-year-old retailer into the ground,...

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America's Richest Hedge Fund Managers

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America's Richest Hedge Fund Billionaires

Two of the most prominent and closely watched hedge fund managers are now among the richest 400 Americans. Larry Robbins and William Ackman have been billionaires for a while and important players in...

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Poison Pens: 7 Of The Best Barbs From Activist Investors

With its Olive Garden attack Starboard is certainly not the first (or last) activist investor to add a healthy dash of spice to its argument against a target company.

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Two Charged With Insider Trading Ahead of Ackman's Herbalife Presentation

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the filing of insider trading charges against two men accused of reaping tens of thousands of dollars in illicit profits based on advance knowledge of...

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SEC Charges Former Pershing Square Analyst's Roommate With Herbalife Insider...

In December 2012, billionaire hedge fund manager William Ackman launched a presentation from a New York City stage that alleged that Herbalife was a pyramid scheme. For nearly two years since, the Wall...

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