Bill Ackman had a rough and controversial 2013 but 2014 appears to be starting much better.  Today it was announced that Beam Inc. (BEAM) was being taken over by Japanese whiskey and beer maker Suntory.  Ackman helped engineer the spin-off of Beam from Fortune Brands with the idea that BEAM would likely be a hot...Read More

Herbalife finally received notification that its re-audit went fine and very few changes were made to the last several years financial statements.  Carl Icahn has made a fortune on the stock, buying after it had plummeted following the bear-raid from Bill Ackman.  At TTCM we had bullish positions on Herbalife but they were too small...Read More

The story surrounding the GSEs’ continues to get more interesting, as Bloomberg is reporting that Bill Ackman has acquired large stakes in the common stock of Fannie and Freddie.  This comes on the heels of Bruce Berkowitz’s proposal to buy parts of Fannie and Freddie through converting preferred stock to common, while executing a rights...Read More

No investor other than perhaps Stevie Cohen has garnered the criticism that Bill Ackman has in 2013.  His controversial investments in J.C. Penney (JCP) and Herbalife (HLF) have generated a lot of headlines, as has his sparring with Carl Icahn and Daniel Loeb, but Ackman has been a very successful investor over the years, which...Read More

While I believe Bill Ackman to be one of the smartest investors in the field, I don’t believe with his original assessment on Herbal Life (HLF).  There was nothing in his research report that really told me that it was a Pyramid Scheme by any stretch of the imagination and being so public about it,...Read More

This was an absolutely fascinating interview with Bill Ackman and Sam Zell discussing GGP. Ackman’s investment in GGP has been nothing short of extraordinary and Sam Zell is one of the best in real estate. Their dialogue concerning whether Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has control of GGP or not is really compelling. Ackman is pretty...Read More

Bill Ackman appears to be shedding some light on what is really going on with General Growth Properties (GGP).  Respected real estate investors Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) seems to be attempting to buy GGP outright pending financing, but has been unable to do so while Simon Property Group (SPG) has shown interest in the past...Read More

Below is the link to a video of Bill Ackman discussing his recent purchase of P&G.  This is an absolutely huge position for him representing very high conviction.  We have been investing in P&G as well primarily through the selling of long term put options.  While Ackman’s stake is close to $2 billion it still...Read More

There is some big news today as Bill Ackman appears to be getting involved in Procter & Gamble (PG).  At T&T Capital Management we have recently been getting more involved in PG as well as the stock is very cheap at about 13 times earnings with a dividend near 4%.  The company has made some...Read More

This video shows that Bill Ackman still supports the strategic direction of J.C. Penney (JCP).  It certainly was alarming to see Michael Francis let go after such a short tenure, but the core investment thesis remains the same.  In my opinion the best opportunities surrounding the stock are in cost cuts where there is a...Read More