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Walter Butler is a French/American businessman. He is the founder of Butler Capital Partners, an investment and private equity firm.

Early life and education

Walter Butler was born in Brazil^[1] to a Brazilian mother and an American father.^[2]^[3] He moved from Brazil to France when he was a child following his parents' divorce.^[4]

Butler attended Instituts d'études politiques de Bordeaux where he received a Master of Law degree. He later attended ÉNA, an elite school for high-level civil servants, where he received a degree in 1980.^[4]

Career

After completing studies at the ÉNA, Walter Butler served from 1983 to 1986 as an Inspector of Finances at the French Ministry of Finances.^[2]^[3] From 1986 to 1988,{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}} he was an advisor to the Minister of Culture and Communication François Léotard.^[2]^[5] In this position, he played a key role in the privatization of French television channel TF1, working alongside Jean-Marie Messier.^[4]

In 1988, he joined investment bank Goldman Sachs in New York.^[1] From 1988 to 1990, he was executive director of Goldman Sachs in New York, then London.^[6] He has stated that his experience with the firm was where much of his business knowledge was formed.^[7]

In 1991, he founded Butler Capital Partners, an investment fund and venture capital business.^[1]^[2]

Through Butler Capital Partners, Butler is known for his involvement with companies including Flo, Sernam, Ipsos, BDDP, PSG and Virgin.^[7] Butler is also known for his role in the privatization of ferry company National Corsican-Mediterranean Co., SNCM, in 2006.^[1]^[8]

In 2008, Butler became a stakeholder in Virgin Megastores when Butler Capital Partners purchased a majority stake in Virgin Group from Lagardère.^[9]^[10]

In 2015, Butler led the acquisition of Isodev, an SME loan platform that had been liquidated earlier that year.^[8]^[11]

In 2018, Butler became the largest shareholder of Noerden, a Shanghai-based startup that manufactures smart watches and other devices.^[3]^[12]

References

1. ^¹²³⁴{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/06/business/worldbusiness/a-venture-capitalist-is-shaking-up-france.html|title=A venture capitalist is shaking up France|last=Tagliabue|first=John|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en}}
2. ^¹²³{{Cite news|url=https://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/banques-finance/industrie-financiere/20130107trib000741033/qui-est-butler-capital-partners-le-discret-proprietaire-de-virgin-megastore.html|title=Qui est Butler Capital Partners, le discret propriétaire de Virgin Megastore?|work=La Tribune|access-date=2018-08-14|language=fr-FR}}
3. ^¹²{{Cite news|url=https://www.challenges.fr/finance-et-marche/sncm-flo-psg-virgin-walter-butler-le-franc-tireur-du-sauvetage-d-entreprise_580594|title=SNCM, Flo, PSG, Virgin... Walter Butler, le franc-tireur du sauvetage d’entreprise|work=Challenges|access-date=2018-08-14|language=fr}}
4. ^¹²{{Cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2005/09/27/walter-butler-enarque-et-proche-de-dominique-de-villepin_693366_3234.html|title=Walter Butler, énarque et proche de Dominique de Villepin|work=Le Monde.fr|access-date=2018-09-12|language=fr-FR}}
5. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2012/11/03/inspection-generale-des-finances-destins-d-une-elite-d-etat_1785169_823448.html|title=Inspection générale des finances : destins d'une élite d'Etat|work=Le Monde.fr|access-date=2018-08-16|language=fr-FR}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=101004&privcapId=3486376|title=Walter Butler: Executive Profile & Biography|last=|first=|date=|website=www.bloomberg.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-10-11}}
7. ^¹{{Cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2008/02/21/walter-butler-achat-vente-occasions_1014113_3234.html|title=Walter Butler Achat, vente, occasions...|work=Le Monde.fr|access-date=2018-09-12|language=fr-FR}}
8. ^¹{{Cite news|url=https://www.lesechos.fr/03/05/2015/lesechos.fr/02145239963_walter-butler-tente-de-relancer-isodev.htm|title=Walter Butler tente de relancer Isodev|work=lesechos.fr|access-date=2018-09-12|language=fr-FR}}
9. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2013/01/10/virgin-nouvel-echec-de-walter-butler_1814802_3234.html|title=Virgin, nouvel échec de Walter Butler|work=Le Monde.fr|access-date=2018-09-12|language=fr-FR}}
10. ^{{Cite news|url=https://bfmbusiness.bfmtv.com/emploi/est-butler-capital-partners-proprietaire-virgin-417348.html|title=Qui est Butler Capital Partners, le propriétaire de Virgin ?|last=BUSINESS|first=BFM|work=BFM BUSINESS|access-date=2018-09-12|language=fr-FR}}
11. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.agefi.fr/financements-marches/actualites/quotidien/20150505/walter-butler-veut-capitaliser-marque-prets-139552|title=Walter Butler veut capitaliser sur la marque de prêts participatifs Isodev - Actualités Financements & Marchés|date=2015-05-05|work=L'AGEFI|access-date=2018-09-12|language=fr}}
12. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.fr/luxe/les-start-ups-qui-celebrent-la-culture-et-lart-de-vivre/?cn-reloaded=1|title=Les Start-Up Qui Célèbrent La Culture Et L'Art De Vivre {{!}} Forbes France|date=2018-02-14|work=Forbes France|access-date=2018-09-12|language=fr-FR}}