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William Louch

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Past articles by William:

Coatue Leads $80 Million Investment in Fintech Company Melio

Investors are betting Melio is well-positioned to benefit from smaller businesses turning to technology to help manage their finances more effectively, at a time when many have been hammered by the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More

Coronavirus Impact May Derail $2.6 Billion Sale of Swiss Payments Company

Far Point Acquisition, a blank-check company tied to hedge-fund executive Daniel Loeb, said its directors have decided not to pursue the $2.6 billion deal to buy Swiss payments company Global Blue. → Read More

BlackRock Unit to Increase Its Stake in U.S. Cybersecurity Company Cofense

BlackRock is investing at least $10 million, in a deal expected to be announced later today, a person familiar with the matter said. → Read More

Silver Lake’s Sports, Entertainment Bets Caught in Coronavirus Crosshairs

In recent years, the technology-focused private-equity firm has established itself as a major player in the sports and entertainment arena as well, investing billions of dollars in assets including cinema chain AMC and the parent company of U.K. soccer team Manchester City. → Read More

SEC Steps In to Help Struggling Loan Funds

The Securities and Exchange Commission is stepping in to help out business development companies that have been battered by the recent economic turmoil. → Read More

Quantum Energy Valued North of $4 Billion With Sale of Stake

Quantum Energy Partners has sold a minority stake in itself to Dyal Capital Partners in a deal valuing the private-equity firm at more than $4 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. → Read More

Europe’s private equity firms seek more than $80bn in crowded market

Charterhouse Capital and Nordic Capital are among firms said to be seeking a record of more than $80bn for new buyout funds → Read More

Blackstone to sell European property JV for €1.3bn

Blackstone owned more than 300,000 residential units worldwide as of last June → Read More

Another senior executive leaves Blackstone’s credit unit GSO

Michael Whitman has left GSO Capital Partners, Blackstone Group’s $142bn credit unit, following several other senior level exits → Read More

Activist investor Elliott raises $2bn for push into private equity

Paul Singer-led hedge fund, one of the world’s most prominent shareholder activists, gets serious about buyouts → Read More

US investigating whether Abraaj chief bribed Pakistani politicians

US prosecutors probing founder of bankrupt private equity group Arif Naqvi over alleged bribery → Read More

Metric’s private equity partnership with Richard Branson stalls

London-based credit firm Metric Capital planned to raise $500m to back consumer-facing companies → Read More

Abraaj break-up sees Actis take over more buyout funds

Abraaj’s collapse has provided opportunities for its former rivals → Read More

Lazard’s private capital division loses senior London executive

Lazard’s fundraising team has helped firms raise more than $200bn since inception → Read More

BlackRock given clearance to invest in cybersecurity company Cofense

In an unusual deal, Cfius allowed a private equity firm with some Russian backing to transfer its stake in Cofense but retain a financial interest → Read More

Buyout firms struggle to find takeover targets in Europe

Private equity firms in Europe are having no problem raising money from investors — but spending it is proving to be more difficult → Read More

Blackstone to buy stake in private equity rival BC Partners

Blackstone’s Strategic Capital Group, which buys stakes in other private equity firms, is investing €500m in BC → Read More

Dubai regulator: Abraaj probe is targeting senior staff

Dubai Financial Services Authority was criticised last year for its muted response to the emerging market investor’s collapse → Read More

Former KKR dealmakers strike out to set up own shops

More than a dozen KKR dealmakers have left the firm over the past two years to take on key roles at new investment firms → Read More

Canada Pension recruits private equity dealmaker for busy London team

The Canadian pension’s direct investing arm has participated in a string of big private equity deals in Europe → Read More