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activist investing

2 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.

Thinker

Bill Ackman

American hedge fund manager and founder of Pershing Square Capital Management — known for high-conviction, concentrated long and short positions and for high-profile activist campaigns against companies including Herbalife.

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Institution

JANA Partners

American activist hedge fund founded by Barry Rosenstein in 2001 — which purchases large stakes in undervalued public companies and advocates for operational or strategic changes — and which accumulated a stake in Whole Foods that contributed to the Amazon acquisition.

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