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Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square to Raise $1.4 Billion From Sale of 2.7% of Universal Music Group
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square expects to raise $1.4 billion from the sale of a 2.7% stake in Universal Music Group.
Ackman’s Pershing to Raise $1.4 Billion in Universal Stake Sale
A group of Universal Music Group NV shareholders affiliated with billionaire Bill Ackman’s hedge fund Pershing Square is set to raise about €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) from the sale of about a 2.7% stake in the world’s largest music company.
Pershing Square to Sell $1.5 Billion of Universal Music Group Shares
Pershing Square Holding will sell $1.5 billion worth of Universal Music Group shares on the Euronext Amsterdam exchange.
Pershing Square files to sell 50M Universal Music shares
Pershing Square Holdings announces the launch of a sale of 50M ordinary shares in Universal Music Group (UMGNF), corresponding to approximately
Pershing Square's Ackman confirms sale of some of its UMG shares
Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman confirmed on Thursday his firm had sold some of its shares in Universal Music Group (UMG). "We decided to sell a portion of our UMG position today," he wrote on X. "UMG was our largest position going into the day at more than around 27% of our capital.
Pershing Square announces launch of secondary offering of 50M UMG shares
Bill Ackman's Pershing Square (OTCPK:PSHZF) has announced the launch of a secondary offering of 50M ordinary shares in Universal Music Group N.V. (OTCPK:UMGNF), which translates to about 2.7% of UMG’s issued share capital,
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