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Pershing Square Raises $5 B, Shares Drop 18% Post-IPO

4/30/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Pershing Square USA Ltd. and Pershing Square Inc. raised $5 billion in an IPO and began NYSE trading as PSUS and PS.
Cornerstone investors contributed $2.8 billion, are locked for six months, and made up over 85 % of orders.
PSUS opened at $42, closed at $40.90, an 18 % decline from the $50 IPO price.
The fund will hold 12-15 North American companies and charges only a management fee, with no performance fee.

History

Historical Context

In 2008 Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson secured congressional approval of the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program, injecting capital into banks such as Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase to halt a credit freeze. Decades later, Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square launched a $5 billion IPO in 2024, showing how large-scale financing—public or private—continues to reshape North American market liquidity.

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Story summary

Pershing Square USA Ltd. and Pershing Square Inc. raised $5 billion in an IPO and began NYSE trading as PSUS and PS.
Cornerstone investors contributed $2.8 billion, are locked for six months, and made up over 85 % of orders.
PSUS opened at $42, closed at $40.90, an 18 % decline from the $50 IPO price.
The fund will hold 12-15 North American companies and charges only a management fee, with no performance fee.

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