Thursday, July 12, 2012

Pershing Square Sets Sights on P&G


Procter & Gamble Co. is in the cross hairs of activist investor William Ackman, a sign that hedge funds are feeling more emboldened to demand changes in management and strategy at the nation's largest companies.

Mr. Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management LP has bought about $2 billion worth of P&G stock, people familiar with the matter said. Funds like Mr. Ackman's build stakes in companies, then use their standing as big shareholders to agitate for changes that might boost the value of their holdings….
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303919504577522721131583862.html?mod=WSJ_article_forsub

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