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GloryHouse Wealth Management x PEP Podcast | Inside Private Equity

Alternatives & Private Markets | 13 Mar 2026

Executive Summary

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While private equity continues to grow globally, its market penetration in Australia remains lower than in the United States and Europe. Combined with Australia’s stable economic environment and strong institutional framework, this creates compelling long-term opportunities for investors.
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Institutional investors, pension funds and family offices are increasingly allocating capital to private markets. Private equity provides potential long-term returns and creates value through operational improvements and business transformation.
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In long-term investing, sustainable compounding often matters more than short-term market movements. Through operational enhancement, technological adoption and strategic development, private equity can help businesses grow and generate lasting value.

In this episode of the GloryHouse Wealth Management Podcast, Cathy Ding, Managing Partner at GloryHouse, sits down with Alex Ovchar, Managing Director at Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) — one of Australia’s leading private equity firms — to discuss the evolution of private equity in Australia and the growing role of private markets in long-term investing.

Together, they explore the development of the private equity industry in Australia, the role of private markets in long-term portfolio construction, and how institutional investors and family offices approach private equity investments.

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