Large public-company shareholders

What experts have said about Large public-company shareholders

1 statement · 1 positive

1. William AckmanPositiveJun 3, 2026· All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

   Large board shareholders help companies pursue initiatives that temporarily reduce earnings.

   “Having a big shareholder on the board where you can kind of test ideas out with the big shareholder before you expose them to the public. Where the big shareholder can say, I'm supportive of this initiative even though it's going to hurt earnings in the next few quarters is a helpful thing.”

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