(Reuters) - Universal Music Group said on Wednesday that billionaire Bill Ackman-led Pershing Square has exercised its right to request an offering and secondary listing of the record label in the United States.

Shares of Howard Hughes Holdings jumped after hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman's firm offered to buy 11.8 million Howard Hughes shares at $85 apiece to own a majority stake in the company. The stock jumped about 9.

Pershing Square Capital Management LP propuso un acuerdo para fusionar una filial recientemente creada con Howard Hughes Holdings Inc, en el paso más reciente del intento de Ackman por adquirir el promotor inmobiliario que solía ayudar a dirigir.