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Pershing Square has proposed a plan for Universal Music Group that includes moving its stock listing from Amsterdam to the United States.
Pershing Square's proposed transaction for Universal Music Group would facilitate the cancellation of approximately 17% of the company's outstanding shares.
Ken Griffin's business is undertaking a $6 billion project in New York City.
Pershing Square Capital Management operates two publicly traded equity funds, a publicly traded asset manager, and a publicly traded real estate company.
Bill Ackman attributes the post-IPO price drop of a recent Pershing Square fund to an allocation strategy that gave retail investors their full requested share amounts while cutting back institutional investors.
Bill Ackman argues that Pershing Square has minimal "key man risk" because its assets are held in permanent capital vehicles, preventing investor redemptions if something were to happen to him.
The internal team at Pershing Square owns 45% of the business.
Bill Ackman states that he now generates a minority of the investment ideas at Pershing Square.
Universal Music Group's stock, which first traded at 25 euros in September 2021, was recently trading around 18 to 19 euros.
Bill Ackman believes Universal Music Group has lost the confidence of shareholders and analysts, leading to a decline in its valuation multiple despite business value growth.
Universal Music Group recently announced it plans to sell half of its stake in Spotify.
Bill Ackman believes Universal Music Group should sell its entire remaining stake in Spotify.