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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

TPG’s distributable earnings, AUM spike in Q1

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The sixth publicly traded PE giant to report its earnings this year, TPG saw its Q1 distributable earnings more than double compared to the same period last year, after a jump in fee-related earnings and strong portfolio returns.
May 9, 2022

Exploring the record-breaking Chelsea sale

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A consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital struck a deal last week to acquire the Premier Leagues Chelsea Football Club.
May 9, 2022

Apollo’s distributable earnings climb as Blue Owl’s fee-related earnings surge

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Apollo Global Management’s first-quarter distributable earnings jumped more than threefold, compared to the same period last year, following strong growth in management and performance fees.
May 4, 2022

KKR’s distributable earnings, performance fees spike YoY in Q1

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KKR is the third private equity giant to report its Q1 earnings this year, with distributable earnings climbing nearly 50% year-over-year to $1 billion, driven by a jump in performance income.
May 2, 2022

Boehly, Clearlake consortium enters exclusive talks for Chelsea FC

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A consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital has emerged as the preferred bidder for the Premier League’s Chelsea Football Club.
April 28, 2022

Carlyle’s distributable earnings climb, natural resource holdings flourish in Q1

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The Carlyle Group reported a dip in net income compared to the same period last year.
April 27, 2022

Private equity mega-funds overwhelm LP funding abilities

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A recent flurry of private equity mega-funds is limiting capital available to GPs, which could disrupt the lucrative status quo that PE firms have become accustomed to.
April 24, 2022

Blackstone’s real estate holdings shine, distributable earnings climb in Q1

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Blackstone’s first-quarter financial report was headlined by its real estate portfolio, which grew more than 10%, outperforming its other businesses.
April 20, 2022

Blackstone doubles down on real estate with $13B college housing takeover

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Blackstone is adding to its large portfolio of real estate assets with an acquisition of American Campus Communities, a wager that college campus rents will rise as more students return to in-person classes.
April 18, 2022

PE investors home in on value-based healthcare deals in Q1

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Despite the notion that the healthcare industry lags a decade or more behind other sectors in financial services and digital capabilities, the landscape for healthcare IT products is very competitive.
April 17, 2022