23 documents showing 1–23
Multiple (BILL Holdings, Tripadvisor, Fluor Corporation)
Three contrarian longs at undemanding multiples: BILL needs Rule of 40 discipline, Tripadvisor should break up TheFork and fix Viator, and Fluor must separate its $4bn NuScale stake.
N4
V4
C4
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Pershing Square Holdings PSH
PSH delivered 26.7% NAV / 36.0% TSR in 2023; 31.2% 5-yr CAGR
N2
V3
C3
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Sony Corporation 6758.T
Sony trades at a ~50% conglomerate discount; spinning Semiconductors into 'Sony Technologies', divesting listed stakes, and refocusing on entertainment unlocks ~2x SOTP upside.
N5
V4
C4
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Bayer AG BAYN
Bayer at €88/11x trades in no-man's land between Monsanto deal-sceptics and deal-believers; whether the merger closes or breaks, Bayer shareholders get cake.
N5
V3
C3
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Multiple (ValueAct portfolio: Moody's, CBRE, Motorola Solutions, Adobe, Halliburton, Autodesk, Gardner Denver, Sara Lee, Verisign, CR Bard)
ValueAct's edge is concentrated, board-level positions in differentiated, recurring-revenue businesses — picking quality and avoiding leverage, complexity and bad governance.
N4
V2
C2
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Date
Fund
Target
Thesis
Scores
Feb 11, 2026
Pershing Square
Pershing Square Holdings
PSH
Pershing Square's 22.6% 8-year NAV CAGR validates the permanent-capital model; 2025's 33.9% TSR narrowed the NAV discount and the HHH/Vantage transformation extends the compounding runway.
N3
V4
Oct 17, 2025
Starboard Value
Multiple (BILL Holdings, Tripadvisor, Fluor Corporation)
Three contrarian longs at undemanding multiples: BILL needs Rule of 40 discipline, Tripadvisor should break up TheFork and fix Viator, and Fluor must separate its $4bn NuScale stake.
N4
V4
Feb 11, 2025
Pershing Square
Pershing Square Holdings
PSH
Fund-level recap: PSH's 22.9% seven-year NAV CAGR, conservative leverage and PSCM stake sale set up a narrowing of the persistent ~30% discount to NAV.
N2
V3
Sep 24, 2024
Citron Research
Multiple (portfolio update)
AGL short worked: $5 PT set when stock was $25, fell to target on unprofitable model
N2
V2
Feb 08, 2024
Pershing Square
Pershing Square Holdings
PSH
PSH delivered 26.7% NAV / 36.0% TSR in 2023; 31.2% 5-yr CAGR
N2
V3
Dec 06, 2023
Palliser Capital
Samsung C&T Corporation
028260 KS
Samsung C&T trades at a 63% discount to its $40.4bn NAV; fixing capital allocation, governance and the opaque group structure closes a $25bn value gap worth ~170% upside.
N5
V4
Oct 17, 2023
Starboard Value
GoDaddy
GDDY
GoDaddy missed its 2022 Investor Day commitments as Tech & Development costs ballooned; cutting costs to hit 33%+ EBITDA margins re-rates FCF/share to $10+ and closes the peer-multiple gap.
N3
V3
Oct 17, 2023
Starboard Value
GoDaddy, News Corp, Fortrea
Starboard pitches three ideas: News Corp should separate Digital Real Estate to unlock ~50% upside, GoDaddy should expand margins to 33%+, and Fortrea can hit 18% peer margins under Tom Pike.
N4
V3
Feb 09, 2023
Pershing Square
Pershing Square Holdings
PSH
PSH's hedging-led 2022 outperformance and 25%+ five-year compounding deserve a narrower discount to NAV; buybacks, rising dividend and FTSE 100 inclusion are closing the gap.
N2
V3
Feb 11, 2022
Pershing Square
Pershing Square Holdings (fund portfolio)
PSH
PSH delivered 26.9% NAV return in 2021 and 50.1% 3-year CAGR, beating most major indices
N2
V3
Feb 05, 2020
Pershing Square
Pershing Square Holdings (fund-level portfolio update)
PSH
Pershing Square's 2019 return to its concentrated activist playbook drove a 58.1% NAV year; two new positions (Agilent, Berkshire) and a 28.9% NAV discount extend the compounding runway.
N2
V3
Jun 13, 2019
Third Point
Sony Corporation
6758.T
Sony trades at a ~50% conglomerate discount; spinning Semiconductors into 'Sony Technologies', divesting listed stakes, and refocusing on entertainment unlocks ~2x SOTP upside.
N5
V4
Feb 13, 2019
Pershing Square
Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd.
PSH
PSH offers an activist portfolio compounding well above the S&P 500, available at a 27% discount to NAV, with a new dividend, buybacks, and insider buying narrowing the gap.
N3
V3
Jan 29, 2018
Pershing Square
Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd.
PSH
After a -4% 2017, Pershing Square restructures to a leaner investment-centric team, reaffirms core principles, and launches a $300mm PSCM tender to close PSH's ~20% NAV discount.
N2
V3
Apr 24, 2017
Pershing Square
Pershing Square Holdings Portfolio (MDLZ, APD, CMG, HHC, NOMD, HLF short, FNMA/FMCC)
PSH
Pershing Square's 2017 European investor meeting recaps a concentrated multi-position book (MDLZ, APD, CMG, HHC, NOMD, HLF short, GSEs) and asks investors to approve a London LSE listing and 5% buyback to close PSH's NAV discount.
N3
V3
Jan 26, 2017
Pershing Square
Pershing Square Holdings Portfolio (multi-position)
PSH
After a -13.5% 2016 driven by Valeant, Pershing recaps a concentrated portfolio (Mondelez, Air Products, Restaurant Brands, Chipotle) where margin and turnaround catalysts should restore long-term outperformance versus the S&P.
N3
V3
Nov 28, 2016
Greenlight Capital
Bayer AG
BAYN
Bayer at €88/11x trades in no-man's land between Monsanto deal-sceptics and deal-believers; whether the merger closes or breaks, Bayer shareholders get cake.
N5
V3
Apr 26, 2016
Pershing Square
Multiple (portfolio-level LP update: MDLZ, APD, ZTS, QSR, CP, HHC, VRX, PAH, NOMD, HLF short)
Mondelez 13% EBIT margin vs 17-26% peers implies +600-700 bps optimized EBIT upside under 3G playbook
N3
V3
Apr 26, 2016
Pershing Square
Multiple holdings (Pershing Square portfolio)
Fund-level recap after Q1 2016's -25.6% drawdown: Ackman defends the contrarian book — MDLZ margin upside, APD turnaround, CP execution — while reaffirming the Herbalife pyramid-scheme short.
N3
V3
Jan 28, 2016
Pershing Square
Pershing Square portfolio (multi-holding LP update: MDLZ, VRX, APD, ZTS, CP, QSR, HHC, PAH, FNMA/FMCC, HLF short)
After a -20.5% 2015, Pershing concedes mistakes on Valeant/Platform/CP but argues its portfolio holdings trade at a substantial discount to intrinsic value and that permanent capital lets it wait for convergence.
N4
V3
Feb 17, 2015
Muddy Waters
Bolloré SA
BOL FP
Bolloré's Breton-Pulleys circular ownership masks that public float is 42.8% not 24.3%; at €4.37 shares trade at 41% of €10.63 NAV — 95% upside to €8.50.
N5
V2
Jan 29, 2015
Pershing Square
Pershing Square portfolio (Allergan, Herbalife, Canadian Pacific, Air Products, Restaurant Brands, Platform Specialty, Zoetis, Howard Hughes, Fannie/Freddie)
Pershing Square's 2014 annual recap: 40.4% net return, Allergan sold at a 75% premium, Herbalife short down 52%, and a $2.8bn PSH IPO making 46% of AUM permanent capital.
N3
V3
Oct 01, 2012
ValueAct
Multiple (ValueAct portfolio: Moody's, CBRE, Motorola Solutions, Adobe, Halliburton, Autodesk, Gardner Denver, Sara Lee, Verisign, CR Bard)
ValueAct's edge is concentrated, board-level positions in differentiated, recurring-revenue businesses — picking quality and avoiding leverage, complexity and bad governance.
N4
V2