The Swedish kingmakers behind European private equity giant EQT Great read via ⁦William Louch⁩ in Stockholm for ⁦Financial Times⁩ on.ft.com/3U0Yr5M

Great read from William Louch on Sweden’s EQT, which has grown into a European private capital giant while resisting the urge to grow quickly in credit. ft.com/content/b9f5a7…

Very nice read from Kaye Wiggins and William Louch on CVC's tortuous journey to launching its IPO ft.com/content/73f0f3…

FT SCOOP Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský preparing bid for Royal Mail owner w/ Ivan Levingston and @_modwyer ft.com/content/a6f025…

We are hiring for a new private capital reporter in London as the great William Louch is sadly leaving. Come work with the best team of finance journalists on the planet and help us continue to dominate coverage of the world of private capital boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtimes…

Henley, Oxford, Marlow, Jersey, Caymans, Delaware ... Germany? In search of the elusive Neil Woodford, with Louis Ashworth and Cynthia O’Murchú for FT Alphaville ft.com/content/32c08f…

Straight to Nvidia Mistral likely to raise around €500mn if the round goes ahead. €5bn val being discussed. Scoop w ⁦George Hammond⁩ ⁦Leila Abboud⁩ on.ft.com/49HUXLw

food to life insurance seems like an odd pivot but then you realize that slinging Dr Pepper and Krispy Kremes probably teaches you a lot about actuarial mortality. Story with ⁦Arash Massoudi⁩ ⁦William Louch⁩: on.ft.com/3UVvPN3

also lots of context on why Oaktree played hardball with Inter Milan's owner in story from Harriet Agnew, Samuel Agini, Ivan Levingston and me last week ft.com/content/51bdf2…

The pensions industry in the UK has responded to the announcement by Rishi Sunak, UK prime minister, that a general election will be held on July 4. Reaction to follow

Sachin Dev Duggal and Builder.ai: The wild ride of a tech unicorn ft.com/content/11afc4… Alexandra Heal William Louch via @ft

NEW: We interviewed 50 people inc former employees & customers of Builder ai - one of Britain's hottest tech unicorns - and others who have worked with Sachin Dev Duggal over almost 20 years What they told us was astonishing w/ William Louch Benjamin Parkin on.ft.com/3UVOabO

Sachin Duggal’s Builder.ai is one of the UK’s best funded tech unicorns, backed by Microsoft, Qatar and SoftBank. This Financial Times investigation reveals its wild history - including the founder’s legal battles, and troubles with staff and customers ft.com/content/11afc4…

Builder.ai: The wild ride of a Microsoft-backed tech unicorn on.ft.com/44VrtZZ w/Alexandra Heal William Louch

FT SCOOP via James Fontanella-Khan & Myles McCormick confirmed this morning: ConocoPhillips to acquire Marathon Oil in a deal worth more than $15Bn conocophillips.com/news-media/sto…

Great inside look at Lazard from Sujeet Indap Joshua Franklin ft.com/content/cc8926…

British financial data group Preqin exploring a £1bn sale, S&P Global + BlackRock among the suitors Scoop w / ⁦James Fontanella-Khan⁩ ⁦William Louch⁩ ⁦Maria Heeter⁩ on.ft.com/4bNhnwA

Follow me and FT Alphaville down a pink-slime coated rabbit hole into the Wild West of the internet - complete with AI generated “authors”, a Tory donor and international intrigue. ft.com/content/6172ee… #AI #HerreraVelutini #PinkSlime

NEW: How private equity tangled banks in debt. Our visual story tackles GPs, LPs, subscription lines and more, using a network diagram to reveal the layers of leverage worrying regulators. W/ Ortenca Aliaj Sam Learner Irene de la Torre Arenas Kaye Wiggins William Louch ig.ft.com/private-equity/

A history of crime, intrigue, murder and scandal How the world’s oldest bank brought an Italian city to its knees Your must read of the day - a masterpiece by Owen Walker and FT Weekend Magazine ft.com/content/323e87…