Richard Prestegaard

Managing Director - Head of Financial Sponsors at KPMG Corporate Finance

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

Experienced corporate finance professional that has approximately three decades of coverage experience in investment banking and private equity, working with privately held and publicly traded businesses of all sizes across many industries. Originated and executed transactions for most product types including M&A, debt, equity and risk management. At KPMG Corporate Finance, the focus will be partnering with our senior bankers across industries and service offerings to foster deep long-term relationships with our private equity clients to understand investment strategies and focus, as well as providing a comprehensive range of services to develop high-quality deal flow, and idea generation for new platform investments and portfolio companies. KPMG Corporate Finance LLC provides a broad range of investment banking and advisory services to its domestic and international clients. Our professionals advise clients on global mergers and acquisitions, sales and divestitures, buyouts, financing, debt restructuring, equity recapitalization, infrastructure project finance, capital advisory, portfolio solutions, and fairness opinions.

Experience

  • Managing Director - Head of Financial Sponsors at KPMG Corporate Finance LLC
    Dec 2025 - Present · 7 mos

    Partnering with our senior bankers across industries and service offerings to foster deep long-term relationships with our private equity clients to understand investment strategies and focus, as well as providing a comprehensive range of services to develop high-quality deal flow, and idea generation for new platform investments and portfolio companies.

  • Head of Business Development at Freeman Spogli & Co.
    Jan 2021 - Jun 2025 · 4 yrs 6 mos

  • Partner - Business Development at High Road Capital Partners
    Jun 2007 - 2020 · 12 yrs 8 mos

  • Associate Director at Barclays Capital
    Jun 2004 - May 2007 · 3 yrs

  • Vice President at Citigroup
    Jan 2000 - Jun 2004 · 4 yrs 6 mos