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Pershing Square CapitalPershing Square Capital Management | NotesThe following piece on Pershing Square Capital Management and Bill Ackman (shown left) is being published as part of our daily effort to track hedge fund events in the industry. To review other hedge fund related announcements please see our Hedge Fund Tracker Tool.Resource #1: (11.18.08) Target Corp (TGT.N) shareholder Pershing Square Capital Management will present on Wednesday a revised proposal to boost Target's long-term value and address concerns raised about an earlier version calling on the retailer to spin off the land under its stores.But a Target spokeswoman said the discount retailer is still reviewing the Pershing proposal and has not yet made a decision on it. Target shares were down 4.8 percent at $29.99 in late afternoon trading on the New ...

Pershing Square CapitalPershing Square Capital Management VideoQuick Link: Hedge Fund VideosHere is a short video by Charlie Rose on Bill Ackman, the hedge fund manager who runs Pershing Square Capital Management. If you are viewing this via my daily hedge fund newsletter please click here to view the video now.Hat tip to Earnings Breakout for finding the vide.Related to Pershing Square Capital Management Bill Ackman VideoPershing Square Capital Management 13F Holdings AnalysisHedge Fund Tracker Tool Brummer & Partners, LPCarlson Capital Management Partners LP | Hedge Fund Notes...

Pershing Square 13FPershing Square Capital 13F HoldingsBelow are some details related to specific securities shown within Pershing Square's recent 13F Filing with the SEC. While these filings don't often show the complete picture of a fund's investments they are interesting to review as they show a sample of their total holdings. Please click on the image below for a clear view of this holdings report.Source: SEC 13F Filing | MFF ReportsWatch a recent video on Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management here or read more of these 13F holdings analysis pieces within our Investment Securities and Holdings Tool.The securities included within this update:American International Group Inc (AIG) Barnes And Noble Inc (BKS) Borders ...

US retailer Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT) is considering offloading $20 billion in real estate holdings. This will enable the company to focus on its core strategic operations, says Andrew Snyder. And that makes it easier for investors to analyse the business. Andrew expects Target’s stock to jump if this sale is given the go ahead.

This from Today’s Financial News:

Should a retail chain be severely and directly impacted by the fall of the nation’s real estate market? Should retailers divert from their core strategic mission and invest directly in the nation’s real estate market? Those are the questions Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT) investors are asking the company today.

According to William Ackman, the boss at Pershing Square Capital Management, the answer in Target’s case is no. He is pushing the company’s management to spin off its nearly $20 billion in real estate holdings into an independent real-estate investment trust

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Walgreens (WAG) on Friday evening, offered $3 billion or $75 per share, including the assumption of roughly $200 million in debt, for all the shares of Longs Drugs Stores (LDG). This is an all cash offer.

The offer counters a $71.50 bid that CVS (CVS) made for Longs Drug Stores (LDG) on August 12th of this year.

That deal faced opposition from top Longs (LDG) shareholders, including Advisory Research Inc, which owns 9.2% of Longs and Pershing Square Capital Management, who’ve stated that the CVS (CVS) bid undervalues Longs (LDG) real estate holdings and claiming that they won’t tender their shares to CVS (CVS). Longs (LDG) owns more than 490 stores in California, Hawaii, and Nevada.

Walgreens’ (WAG) bid ups the ante and could possibly lead to an escalated bidding war for Long’s Drug Stores (LDG). The CEO of Walgreen, Jeffrey Rein in a letter to Longs Drug Stores’ (LDG) board of directors, said that

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