Friday, May 2, 2014

Pershing Square gets permission to turn Allergan options into shares

William Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, speaks at the Partner Connect 2013 conference in Boston BOSTON (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager William Ackman's $13.6 billion Pershing Square Capital Management has received permission from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to turn Allergan Inc options into shares, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. Ackman is working with Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc to buy the Botox maker. Two weeks ago, Pershing Square said in a U.S. regulatory filing that it had acquired a nearly 10 percent stake in Allergan, using call options and forward contracts to help build its position. ...








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