Pacific Equity Partners (PEP)

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.

PEP has made 36 operating company investments and over 120 bolts-ons and joint venture acquisitions at the company level. PEP has managed ~A$9B of equity funds over the last 20 years, and 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 Fund VI closed in July 2020 at the hard cap of A$2.5B, and the Secure Assets Fund closed in June 2020 at A$360M.

PEP has been among the best performers in the private equity industry worldwide and has been included in the list of Top 20 Consistent Performers Globally by Preqin. 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) and AVCJ Exit of the Year – Mid Cap (2019) for Manuka Health.

KPMG Australia

KPMG is one of the leading providers of Audit, Assurance & Risk Consulting; Deals, Tax & Legal; Management Consulting; and Innovation & Digital Solutions services. In addition, KPMG tailors its services to meet the unique needs of mid-sized, fast growing and family owned businesses.

Amid times of economic change, technology advancement and industry disruption, KPMG has the depth of expertise, global reach, clarity of insight and strength of purpose to work shoulder to shoulder with our clients – now and into the future.

With the deep expertise in KPMG’s dedicated Private Equity group we will work with you on all aspects of the deal – strategy, deal orientation, transactions, data & analytics, operational value creation, tax, and enhancing value on exit.

Adams Street Partners

Adams Street Partners is a global private markets investment manager with investments in more than thirty countries across five continents. Adams Street’s 80+ investment professionals focus on five strategies: primary fund partnerships, secondary transactions, co-investments, direct growth equity company investments, and private credit deals. Adams Street strives to generate actionable investment insights across market cycles by drawing on nearly 50 years of private markets experience, proprietary intelligence, and trusted relationships. The firm is 100% employee-owned and has $45 billion in assets under management. Adams Street maintains a worldwide presence with offices in Beijing, Boston, Chicago, London, Menlo Park, Munich, New York, Seoul, Singapore, and Tokyo.

Bain & Company

Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world’s most ambitious change makers define the future.

Across 63 offices in 38 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition, and redefine industries. We complement our tailored, integrated expertise with a vibrant ecosystem of digital innovators to deliver better, faster, and more enduring outcomes. Our 10-year commitment to invest more than $1 billion in pro bono services brings our talent, expertise, and insight to organizations tackling today’s urgent challenges in education, racial equity, social justice, economic development, and the environment. We earned a gold rating from EcoVadis, the leading platform for environmental, social, and ethical performance ratings for global supply chains, putting us in the top 2% of all companies. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients, and we proudly maintain the highest level of client advocacy in the industry.

Folklore

Founded in 2013 and with A$130M+ FUM, Folklore is a leading Australian VC firm investing in early (predominantly seed) stage companies with software at their core.

The Folklore team is made up of founders, operators and investors committed to supporting the next generation of Australian and New Zealand tech founders building global success stories. As a ‘first cheque to forever’ firm, Folklore aims to be the first VC into its portfolio companies and to allocate through the investment stages of its most successful investments, across sectors including B2B software, healthtech, edtech, robotics and automation, and decentralised technology.

Folklore is known for its investment rigour and allocating discipline, and has invested two funds – both of which are performing amongst the top 5% of early-stage VC funds globally. It is currently closing preferred institutional partners for Fund 3.

OneVentures

OneVentures is one of Australia’s leading venture capital firms, with $400 million in funds under management across technology and healthcare.

The Investment Team has helped create 4 Nasdaq and several ASX listed companies, realising significant returns to investors. The firm actively shapes the futures of companies with truly innovative products - companies tackling multi-billion-dollar world problems, from needle-free vaccinations to next-generation learning technologies to business intelligence. Game changers, that deliver lasting gains.

Telstra Ventures

Telstra Ventures identifies what’s next, right now. Telstra Ventures serves extraordinary leaders and helps them achieve their dreams. In our first nine years, 70 plus investments have generated 27 liquidity events including Auth0, BigCommerce, Box, Cloopen, CrowdStrike, DocuSign, Rancher, Skillz, Snap, and Whispir. To date, our Revenue Bearing Relationships^TM have driven >US$300 million in revenue, extending the reach of our portfolio companies across Australia and Asia. In 2018, Telstra Ventures became an independent firm backed by LPs including HarbourVest, the ~US$70B AUM private equity investment platform and Telstra is the ~US$30B market capitalization communications services company, headquartered in Australia.