Key PointsLast month, Pershing Square's Bill Ackman openly discussed his plans to turn Howard Hughes Holdings into an investment holding company.

Bill Ackman Is Directing Up to $3 Billion Into Howard Hughes' Insurance Arm, Vantage, as Part of His Plan to Build a Modern Berkshire Hathaway. Is HHH Stock the Way to Play His Buffett Ambitions?

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Galaxy Digital Inc (Symbol: GLXY), where a total volume of 36,873 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approxim

Notable Wednesday Option Activity: GLXY, BZH, BX

(RTTNews) - Galderma Group AG (GALD.SW, GALDY), a Swiss pharmaceutical company, on Wednesday announced that it has agreed to acquire ZO Skin Health from Blackstone Inc. (BX)  for an enterprise value of $1.5 billion.

Galderma To Acquire ZO Skin Health For $1.5 Bln 

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(RTTNews) - Informa PLC (INF.L, INFMF.PK), a British publishing and exhibitions company, said on Tuesday that it has decided to buy Clarion Events for £2.24 billion in cash from Blackstone Inc. (BX) to boost Informa's B2B Live Events business.

Informa To Buy Clarion For £2.24 Bln In Cash, To Separate Taylor & Francis To Boost B2B Live Events 

Bill Ackman's vision for Howard Hughes involves reducing the firm's equity commitment to its real estate by as much as 80%.

'Think Brookfield, Think Blackstone': Ackman's Vision For Howard Hughes

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