Author's Profile

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.

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Articles by Ryan Prete

PE helps hoist hotel sector from pandemic lows

Private equity firms have rediscovered their taste for leisure, restaurant and hotel companies following the sector’s crash during the economic crisis triggered by the pandemic.
July 4, 2022

TPG’s top deals since going public

TPG has been busily navigating a volatile investment climate in its first six months as a public company, as inflation and rising interest rates ravage global markets.
June 29, 2022

Global supply chain weakness draws increasing PE investment

The global supply chain needs an upgrade, and private equity firms are attempting to offer a helping hand.
June 28, 2022

TPG to boost healthcare portfolio with $1.1B Convey take-private

TPG has agreed to take Convey Health Solutions private for roughly $1.1 billion in the third-largest healthcare take-private announced so far this year.
June 20, 2022

Top 10 PE investors in the elder and disabled care sector

Private investment firms have poured capital into the elder and disabled care industry in recent years as the US population 65 and older rapidly grows.
June 16, 2022

The most active PE investors in cybersecurity

Investments in cybersecurity firms have remained a top priority for many private equity firms, especially those specializing in technology deals.
June 14, 2022

US PE mega-deals keep on trucking following standout year

Private equity mega-deals, transactions valued at $1 billion or more, have a tough act to follow this year after a lucrative 2021.
June 8, 2022

Golden State Warriors or the Boston Celtics? Either way, a PE firm wins

The Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics are vying for the NBA’s most coveted honor, and so are PE firms.
June 1, 2022

PE fund performance sinks as pandemic boost fades

A tighter policy environment is putting downward pressure on risk assets and causing PE returns to normalize after several standout quarters.
May 25, 2022

Rising inflation acts as kindling for PE real estate deals

As inflation rises, private equity firms are building empires within their real estate portfolios. And while all the publicly traded firms tracked in our PE Earnings Dashboard have seen strong returns from their real estate holdings, Blackstone has been especially dominant, outpacing other firms in returns and real estate fundraising totals.
May 22, 2022