Pacific Equity Partners Revenue and Competitors

Established in 1998, Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) invests through control positions in leading Australian and New Zealand based companies, typically with enterprise values in the range of A$200M-A$1B+. Operating company management teams are supported with focused governance, capital and resources in order to achieve full potential. The firm has approximately A$5B in assets under management. It is the largest Private Markets fund manager in Australasia as measured by FUA. The team has over 300 collective years of experience in consulting, performance management and acquisitions based on a stable apprenticeship model. PEP has made 34 operating company investments and over 100 bolts-ons and joint venture acquisitions at the company level. PEP has managed ~A$9B of equity funds over the last 20 years and closed PEP Fund VI in July 2020, and the Secure Assets Fund in June 2020. Recent investments have included industrial, energy, food, consumer products, healthcare, entertainment/media, pharmaceuticals and financial services businesses which have employed over 50,000 people. PEP has been among the best performers in the private equity industry worldwide. The firm has also been recognised with various awards, including Firm of the Year, Best LBO Deal of the Year and Australian Private Equity Firm of the Year and an AVCJ Responsible Investing Award (2018), AIC Investing for Growth Award (2019),AVCJ Exit of the Year – Mid Cap (2019) for Manuka Health, and Mergermarket Australia M&A PE Deal of the Year for Zenith Energy (2020). PEP offers a Workplace Giving Program, allowing employees to donate to charities of their choice from their pre-tax pay, which provides an efficient model for both donors and their recipient charitable organisations.