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.

Articles by Ryan Prete

Public firms continue to beat major US indexes

Publicly traded private equity and asset management firms have surged over the past few quarters, dominating the S&P 500’s performance during a 12-month period.

November 21, 2021

Oaktree Capital’s $16B close adds to wave of mega-fund activity

Oaktree Capital Management, an asset manager, has closed its eleventh opportunities fund on $16 billion, marking the firm’s largest vehicle yet and continuing a steady stream of mega-funds from asset managers and private equity firms.

November 15, 2021

Understanding PE’s Q3 performance through six charts

Six charts break down private equity’s lucrative third-quarter performance by sector, region, exit activity and more.

November 7, 2021

McAfee’s $14B+ takeover notches largest public-to-private deal this year

An investor group including Advent International has agreed to take security software company McAfee private for over $14 billion, accounting for the largest public-to-private transaction this year.

November 7, 2021

‘Big four’ PE firms notch records in Q3

The four largest publicly traded private equity firms saw a lucrative third quarter, breaking individual records and bringing in unprecedented amounts of money.

November 1, 2021

PE exits are on a historic run as firms net billions

Private equity exits are on fire as rapid economic growth and strong markets fuel an already historic year for firms and portfolio companies.

October 25, 2021

Silver Lake leads $1B+ round for Thrasio

Brand acquirer Thrasio is continuing its rapid fundraising growth with a $1 billion Series D led by Silver Lake.

October 24, 2021

TPG, Abu Dhabi’s ADQ to invest $1B in Tata Motors EV unit at $9B+ valuation

TPG’s Rise Climate Fund and Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund ADQ have agreed to make a $1 billion investment into a division of India’s Tata Motors to boost electric vehicle development.

October 11, 2021

How private equity firms make money

How do PE firms make money? There are really just three main ways: fees, carried interest and dividend recaps. Let us explain.

September 7, 2021

Hackers, remote workers spur record PE investment in cybersecurity

Private equity buyouts in the space are hitting new records, as a fast-growing industry responds to a surge in remote working and increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks.

August 22, 2021