Director dealings: Pershing Square director snaps up shares
19th Aug 2026 14:22
(Sharecast News) - Pershing Square revealed on Wednesday that independent director Julian Ide had acquired 7,677 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed financial services company.
Read moreBill Ackman's Pershing Square makes €55bn bid for Universal Music
7th Apr 2026 07:25
(Sharecast News) - US hedge fund Pershing Square has offered to buy Universal Music Group in a cash and stock deal valuing the company at around €55bn and sending its stock soaring on Tuesday.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed on UK data, Brexit 'reset' with EU
19th May 2025 17:10
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended Monday on a mixed note, as investors weighed economic indicators from the UK and Europe, as well as news that Westminster and Brussels have agreed a 'Brexit reset' deal.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks slip as UK inflation tops forecasts
19th Feb 2025 16:05
(Sharecast News) - London's financial markets experienced declines on Wednesday, influenced by an unexpected rise in UK inflation and underwhelming corporate earnings.
Read morePershing Square revises bid to up stake in Howard Hughes
19th Feb 2025 10:52
(Sharecast News) - Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management revised its offer to increase its stake in Howard Hughes, it emerged on Wednesday, proposing a $900 million deal to acquire 10 million newly issued shares at $90 per share.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks slide amid big global selloff
5th Aug 2024 16:46
(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets ended sharply lower on Monday, as part of a broader global market downturn.
Read morePershing Square plans $200,000 share buyback
29th Jul 2022 07:53
(Sharecast News) - Investment firm Pershing Square intends to launch an additional share buyback programme for $200,000 of the group's outstanding public shares on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam.
Read morePershing Square affiliate to pick up 2.9% stake in Universal Music Group
31st Aug 2021 15:52
(Sharecast News) - Pershing Square revealed on Tuesday that PSVII Master, an affiliated co-investment vehicle, will take up an additional stake in Universal Music Group.
Read morePershing Square acquires 7.1% stake in Universal Music Group
11th Aug 2021 08:46
(Sharecast News) - Billionaire Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Holdings has acquired 128.55m ordinary shares in Universal Music Group from majority-owner Vivendi.
Read moreAckman SPAC to buy 10% of Vivendi's Universal
21st Jun 2021 08:06
(Sharecast News) - Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman's Pershing Square has agreed to buy a 10% stake in Vivendi's Universal Music Group for $4bn.
Read morePershing Square SPAC to acquire 10pc of Universal Music
4th Jun 2021 08:41
(Sharecast News) - Pershing Square announced on Friday that the special-purpose acquisition company Pershing Square Tontine Holdings (PSTH) is in discussions with Vivendi to acquire 10% of the outstanding shares in Universal Music Group (UMG) for about $4bn (£2.84bn), representing an enterprise value of €35bn (£30.05bn) for UMG.
Read moreHomeserve set to give up FTSE 100 spot to Pershing Square
30th Nov 2020 13:38
(Sharecast News) - Homeserve is set to drop out of the FTSE 100 on Wednesday after a brief stay as investors shift their bets from steady earners to undervalued shares with Covid-19 vaccines in the pipeline.
Read moreDirector dealings: Pershing Square director makes share purchase
13th Nov 2020 16:02
(Sharecast News) - Pershing Square revealed on Friday that non-executive director Andrew Henton had acquired 4,775 ordinary shares in the London-listed hedge fund manager.
Read morePershing Square announces another $100m share buyback
29th Oct 2019 12:08
(Sharecast News) - Pershing Square Holdings announced an additional share buyback programme on Tuesday, for $100m of its outstanding public shares on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam.
Read morePershing Square launches $100m share buyback programme
20th Jun 2019 09:50
(Sharecast News) - Pershing Square Holdings announced on Thursday that it was "promptly" commencing a share buyback programme of $100m of its outstanding public shares on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam.
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