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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.

Articles by Ryan Prete

TPG, Apollo make separate impact investing plays

TPG Rise has acquired a newly formed decarbonization company and Apollo Global Management is buying Tenneco, as PE firms expand their commitment to back businesses that help achieve their ESG goals.

February 22, 2022

Apollo’s $1.4B Aldar investment furthers PE’s focus on real estate

Apollo Global Management has agreed to invest $1.4 billion in Abu Dhabi-based Aldar Properties, as private equity extends its big bet on the real estate sector.

February 13, 2022

PE fund performance rockets following pandemic lows, but threats loom

Private equity fund performance continued to climb in 2021, emerging from the fog of pandemic-induced lows.

February 10, 2022

KKR sees net income drop in Q4 as distributable earnings spike

The private equity giant tallied $507.6 million in net income for Q4 2021, down from $1.48 billion for the same period in 2020.

February 7, 2022

Carlyle tops $300B in AUM, sees real estate beat PE investments in Q4

The Carlyle Group reported a record $3 billion in net income for 2021, hauling in $648 million in the fourth quarter alone.

February 2, 2022

Spanish soccer joins lawsuit against $2.3B CVC Capital, La Liga deal

A blockbuster legal battle between private equity and soccer clubs is escalating in Spain.

February 2, 2022

How Vista, Elliott’s $16.5B Citrix buyout stacks up to other SaaS take-privates

Vista Equity Partners and Elliott Management have agreed to acquire SaaS company Citrix for $16.5 billion, marking the third-largest SaaS take-private deal on record by private equity.

January 30, 2022

Private equity and hedge funds pan SEC’s push for more data disclosure

PE firms and hedge funds criticized proposed SEC rules to expand the amount of confidential information large funds must share with regulators, increase the speed with which they must share it, and boost the number of funds that fall under reporting requirements.

January 27, 2022

Blackstone eyes $1T in AUM this year, ahead of its goal

Blackstone tallied $1.4 billion in net income in the fourth quarter of 2021, nearly doubling its quarterly total from a year before.

January 26, 2022

Al Gore’s firm joins $295M round for business software specialist o9 Solutions

Investors have funneled $295 million into AI-based business planning tech provider o9 Solutions as PE continues its push in the software sector.

January 25, 2022