Pacific Equity Partners adds four to local team

Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) has welcomed an associate director, two associates and an analyst to its Sydney team.

The private equity giant has welcomed Luke Porter as associate director within the PEP Gateway team.

He joins from Carlyle Group where he was vice president in the Asia buyout team. He's also previously held roles with Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in London, and was an investment banking associate for three years at J.P. Morgan in both Sydney and London.

Meantime, joining the private equity team as associates are Hortin Zeng and Kurtis Albert.

Zeng was most recently at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) for over two years, as was Albert.

Zeng completed an investment banking internship at J.P. Morgan and worked as an economics teacher before joining BCG, while Albert has experience working for an infrastructure manager and with Boutique Wealth Australia.

Finally, Laura Leeson was named analyst in the private equity team.

She was previously a business analyst at McKinsey and Company, and has prior experience at PEP, having completed a private equity internship there in 2024. She also has experience from time spent at Jefferies, Riparian Capital Partners, KPMG, and EY.

While studying, Leeson worked for the Financial Management Association of Australia in Brisbane.

"These new team members reflect the strong level of activity across the firm and our continued focus on delivering for investors," PEP said.