After Ackman’s Pershing Square exits remaining stake, Universal Music Group shares fall
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TL;DR
Universal Music Shares Fall After Ackman Fund Offloads $1.5 Billion Stake Universal Music buys back part of Ackman’s Pershing stake after $64 billion bid fails watch now Universal Music slumps 7% as Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square offloads stake after failed takeovers CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin reports on the latest news. 01:05 13 minutes ago watch now CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin reports on the latest news. 01:05 13 minutes ago Universal Music Group (AEX:UMG) shares fell on Thursday after Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management sold its remaining holding in the music company, bringing an end to a five-year investment.
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Dow Jones U.S. Business
https://www.wsj.com/business/universal-music-shares-fall-after-ackman-fund-offloads-1-5-billion-stake-96e62814?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
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Investing.com News
https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/universal-music-buys-back-part-of-ackmans-pershing-stake-after-64-billion-bid-fails-4726249
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CNBC 15838368
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/06/04/universal-music-slumps-7-percent-as-bill-ackmanas-pershing-square-offloads-stake-after-failed-takeovers.html
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Yahoo Finance News
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/universal-music-group-shares-fall-150100935.html