The Big Short-fame Bill Ackman seeks to build a modern-day Berkshire with Howard Hughes bid

Bill Ackman envisions Howard Hughes evolving like Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. Just as Buffett transformed a struggling textile business into a diversified empire, Ackman plans to leverage Howard Hughes’ portfolio of master-planned communities in key pro-business markets, aiming for long-term growth and value creation through strategic investments and development initiatives.