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Laura Kreutzer

Bureau Chief, WSJ Pro Private Equity at The Wall Street Journal

Editor/reporter at Dow Jones covering all things private equity. Former Sunday Columnist for WSJ. Proud working parent. Satire aficionado. Recovering optimist.

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  • 1 week ago | wsj.com | Laura Kreutzer

    The firm wraps up its latest fund as the U.S. economy enters new levels of uncertainty under President TrumpMay 4, 2025 9:00 am ET|WSJ ProAtlas Holdings has raised $6.45 billion to back underperforming or struggling companies, a strategy that the firm’s co-founders say will benefit from growing market uncertainty.

  • 2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Rod James |Laura Kreutzer

    Tariff actions that hamstring M&A heighten liquidity needs that drive general partner-led secondary private-equity deals but scramble pricingApril 30, 2025 6:30 am ET|WSJ ProThe market disarray caused by President Trump’s tariff moves will likely intensify private-equity investors’ longstanding need for cash, which so-called continuation-fund deals can provide. But buyers and advisers say they don’t expect a flood of such deals just yet.

  • 1 month ago | createsend.com | Laura Kreutzer

    Good day, Pro Readers! The Covid pandemic and the years since have cast a spotlight on the rising need for mental healthcare across our nation and the difficulties the country faces in providing it. This morning, our own Maria Armental reports on a growth investment in a young company called Two Chairs, which seeks to connect patients with therapists. Meanwhile, Isaac Taylor has details on Evolution Equity Partners' newest and largest fund.

  • 1 month ago | wsj.com | Maria Armental |Laura Kreutzer

    U.S. private-equity exits and their total value rose in the first quarter compared with a year ago, but recent market volatility puts that momentum at riskApril 14, 2025 12:01 am ET|WSJ ProWild stock-market swings related to tariffs threaten to upend private equity’s plans to exit from investments as the industry sits on a backlog of more than 12,000 U.S. companies, including about 3,800 that have been held for five to 12 years, according to research firm PitchBook Data.

  • 2 months ago | privateequity.createsend1.com | Laura Kreutzer |Luis Garcia |Luis García

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Laura Kreutzer @LauraKreutzer
1 Jun 24

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Laura Kreutzer @LauraKreutzer
25 Jan 24

RT @beckyyerak: Time remains to run out & buy a print ⁦@WSJ⁩ to read my story about a medical-scrubs company that filed for bankruptcy. Bon…

Laura Kreutzer
Laura Kreutzer @LauraKreutzer
27 Dec 23

SEC penalizes private-equity firm One Equity for disclosing to investors confidential deal details One Equity Partners will pay $4 million in agreement with SEC for not following its own policies about communications with investors https://t.co/PXeVlLjUeV via @WSJ