Hedge Fund - Pershing Square

Aboard his Gulfstream G550, T. Boone Pickens — legendary trader, corporate raider, energy visionary and billion-dollar philanthropist — slides off his shoes and reaches down to grab his feet.

SAC Capital Advisors is turning to data analytics employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Central Intelligence Agency to keep an eye on its employees.

Right out of an episode of House of Cards, about half of Senate Democrats did what a big donor wanted. They pulled an all-nighter to give lip service to global warming.

Bill Ackman's Pershing Square increased holding of Platform Specialty Products Corporation (NYSE:PAH). A Form 4 filing with the SEC shows that the fund bought 4.2 million shares by exercising 12.5 ...

Billionaire Wilbur Ross invited Paul Ryan over for lunch. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) and Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) bankers met with Rand Paul at a fundraiser in Atlanta.

Sears CEO Eddie Lampert admitted the retailer had a “tough-to-terrible” holiday season, but insisted the company’s strategy was a model for other chains.

In a 13F filing, Pershing Square, managed by Bill Ackman, disclosed its holdings for the last quarter of 2013.

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management L.P., has considerably reduced its exposure in Beam Inc. (NYSE:BEAM), a filing with the SEC shows.

Tiger Global Management’s private equity business continues to be as active in the new year as it was in the fourth quarter of last year.