William von Mueffling, the hedge funder who left Lazard in 2003 to found Cantillon Capital Management—and who had quite the run during the boom days, taking home $250-300 million in 2007—is shutting down his funds due to "ongoing turmoil in the markets," according to the Journal. Expect slightly uncomfortable conversation with Pete Peterson and Felix Rohatyn in the elevator of 810 Fifth later this evening. [WSJ, Dealbreaker]