Ryan Prete

Financial Writer

Ryan Prete covers technology and private equity deal-making for PitchBook from the San Francisco Bay Area. He previously has been a tax policy reporter for Bloomberg News in Washington, and he covered cybersecurity-related legislation and policy for Inside Washington Publishers. He is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Articles by Ryan Prete

Got a pet? There’s a good chance private equity backs your vet

Pet ownership in the US has boomed in recent years, particularly during the pandemic, and so has private equity’s footprint in the veterinary industry.

September 13, 2022

Publicly traded PE firms could absorb rivals in a quest for growth

Publicly traded US PE firms could focus more of their firepower in the coming quarters on acquiring stakes of competing firms as they look for ways to grow and sustain their stock prices.

August 21, 2022

Fundraising, capital deployment are bright spots for PE firms navigating weak Q2

Publicly traded private equity firms saw net income losses mount in Q2, while fundraising and deployed capital figures acted as a silver lining in a quarter filled with global market turbulence.

August 8, 2022

PE, real estate funds remain strong, analysts see downturn ahead

PE and real estate funds delivered strong one-year performance through the end of 2021, but turbulence lays ahead.

August 4, 2022

New Mountain grows life science influence with $2.45B PerkinElmer deal

New Mountain Capital has agreed to acquire multiple business divisions of PerkinElmer, a life sciences and pharmaceutical company, for $2.45 billion, marking one of the largest PE deals within the sector in recent years

July 31, 2022

PE fundraising capital on pace for record year despite wavering global markets

US private equity fundraising has remained mostly unhindered by volatile global markets through the first half of 2022, making it somewhat of an outlier in the PE industry as falling valuations and macroeconomic tension hinder deal activity.

July 27, 2022

Software industry withstands market turbulence, remains hot for PE firms

Private equity deal activity in the software sector remained strong through the first half of 2022, despite much of the technology space grappling with falling valuations and macroeconomic headwinds.

July 20, 2022

Amid market turmoil, PE earnings kick off with Blackstone expected to post profit

Publicly traded private equity firms are expected to focus on fundraising, real estate returns and deployment of capital in the third quarter, as markets remain at the mercy of rising interest rates, inflation and geopolitical tensions.

July 18, 2022

Charting US PE’s performance in Q2

From mega-deals to IPOs and fundraising, private equity activity has slowed across numerous metrics after a banner 2021.

July 17, 2022

PE deals target billions in student housing amid shortages, rising costs

Asset managers like Blackstone and GIC are plowing billions into the student and college housing industry.

July 13, 2022