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Pershing Square hunted for a small number of quality companies, period, by assessing qualities such as the leadership skills of a given chief executive. At one point in the discussion, seemingly sensing the interview going off the rails and in search of some commonality, Ackman tried another tack. He gave Dalio a layup, the sort of question asked s
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focus on industries with attractive economic characteristics, selectively use leverage to buy occasional large properties, improve operations, pay down debt, and repeat.
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Third Point LLC, a $17 billion asset management firm.
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Wasserstein & Co. and Highfields Capital Management LP bought the specialty-food retailer Harry & David, they also forced the company into bankruptcy and pushed pension obligations onto the PBGC, but not before giving themselves $80 million in dividends. (After Harry & David went bankrupt, the CEO of Wasserstein defended its acquisition
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