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Bill Ackman buys 2 million shares of Valeant after it craters on accusations of being the next Enron

Oct 22, 2015, 00:18 IST

Brendan McDermid

Hedge fund titan Bill Ackman purchased 2 million more shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals Wednesday amid the stock's decline, CNBC's Scott Wapner reports.

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The stock was last down 15.7% at about $123.69 per share.

The Canadian drug company's stock cratered after short-selling-firm Citron Research published a report comparing it to Enron. Its share price had fallen as low as around $89 before rebounding.

Ackman told CNBC that he has not sold a single share.

With the increased position, Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management now owns 21,473,933 shares of Valeant.

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Ackman publicly disclosed his position in Valeant March 17, when the share price was $200 per share. At that share price, the position was worth $3.9 billion.

His stake is now worth about $2.5 billion with his increased stake.

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