Pershing Square Capital Management
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Pershing Square Capital Management is a hedge fund founded and led by investor Bill Ackman, known for its concentrated, activist positions in large public companies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pershing Square Capital Management canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9668330 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Pershing Square Capital Management Context triple: [Pershing Square Holdings, managedBy, Pershing Square Capital Management]
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A.
Mithril Capital Management
Mithril Capital Management is a venture capital firm co-founded by tech investor Peter Thiel that focuses on long-term investments in innovative, growth-stage technology companies.
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B.
Newton Investment Management
Newton Investment Management is a UK-based global investment management firm known for its institutional asset management services and sponsorship of major sporting events.
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C.
Oaktree Capital Management
Oaktree Capital Management is a global alternative investment management firm best known for its expertise in credit and distressed debt investing.
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D.
SAC Capital Advisors
SAC Capital Advisors was a prominent hedge fund founded by Steven A. Cohen, known for its aggressive trading strategies and later infamous for a major insider trading scandal.
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E.
Scotia Capital
Scotia Capital is the investment banking and capital markets arm of Scotiabank, providing services such as underwriting, advisory, and trading to corporate, institutional, and government clients.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pershing Square Capital Management Target entity description: Pershing Square Capital Management is a hedge fund founded and led by investor Bill Ackman, known for its concentrated, activist positions in large public companies.
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A.
Mithril Capital Management
Mithril Capital Management is a venture capital firm co-founded by tech investor Peter Thiel that focuses on long-term investments in innovative, growth-stage technology companies.
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B.
Newton Investment Management
Newton Investment Management is a UK-based global investment management firm known for its institutional asset management services and sponsorship of major sporting events.
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C.
Oaktree Capital Management
Oaktree Capital Management is a global alternative investment management firm best known for its expertise in credit and distressed debt investing.
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D.
SAC Capital Advisors
SAC Capital Advisors was a prominent hedge fund founded by Steven A. Cohen, known for its aggressive trading strategies and later infamous for a major insider trading scandal.
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E.
Scotia Capital
Scotia Capital is the investment banking and capital markets arm of Scotiabank, providing services such as underwriting, advisory, and trading to corporate, institutional, and government clients.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hedge fund
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investment management firm ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Richard McGuire (former)
NERFINISHED
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Ryan Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| clientType |
high-net-worth individuals
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institutional investors ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| engagesIn |
proxy contests
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public campaigns to influence corporate strategy ⓘ shareholder activism ⓘ |
| focusGeography |
North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
developed markets ⓘ |
| founder | Bill Ackman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeaderRole |
Bill Ackman – CEO
NERFINISHED
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Bill Ackman – portfolio manager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProduct |
Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd.
NERFINISHED
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Pershing Square International, Ltd. NERFINISHED ⓘ Pershing Square, L.P. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://pershingsquareholdings.com/ ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| industry |
asset management
ⓘ
financial services ⓘ |
| investmentStrategy |
activist investing
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concentrated portfolio ⓘ |
| investmentStyle |
event-driven
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long-only equity ⓘ |
| keyPerson | Bill Ackman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high-conviction positions
ⓘ
public activist letters and presentations ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | limited partnership structure (funds) ⓘ |
| listedOn | Euronext Amsterdam (via Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd.) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| listedVehicle | Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pershing Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | activist campaigns in large public companies ⓘ |
| notableInvestmentApproach |
active engagement with company management and boards
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concentrated positions in a small number of companies ⓘ |
| regulator | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskProfile | concentrated and relatively low-turnover portfolio ⓘ |
| typicalAssetClass |
derivatives
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public equities ⓘ |
| typicalHoldingPeriod | multi-year investments ⓘ |
| typicalInvestorBase |
endowments
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foundations ⓘ pension funds ⓘ |
| usesStrategy | hedging with options and credit default swaps ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pershing Square Capital Management Description of subject: Pershing Square Capital Management is a hedge fund founded and led by investor Bill Ackman, known for its concentrated, activist positions in large public companies.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Pershing Square Holdings (historical significant shareholder)
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managedBy
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Pershing Square Capital Management
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subject surface form:
Pershing Square Holdings
Pershing Square Holdings (historical significant shareholder)
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hasAdvisor
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Pershing Square Capital Management
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subject surface form:
Pershing Square Holdings
Pershing Square Holdings (historical significant shareholder)
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isVehicleOf
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Pershing Square Capital Management
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subject surface form:
Pershing Square Holdings