Aug 23, 2026 – 4.57pmPacific Equity Partners – the biggest, one of the oldest and arguably the richest of Australia’s private equity firms – has lost a senior dealmaker to one of its rivals.Pacific Equity Partners Director Terry Miu Neeland is heading to TPG. Rhett WymanSarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column.Angira Bharadwaj is a co-editor of Street Talk. She covers IPOs, capital raises, mergers and acquisitions and other breaking news in Australia’s capital markets. Previously, she covered financial services, state, and federal politics. Send tips to @angirab.60 on encrypted messaging platform Signal.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
Pacific Equity Partners dealmaker lured to rival TPG
Neeland’s exit marks a rare loss for PEP founders, Tim Sims and Rickard Gardell, who’ve seen very little staff turnover at the senior level.
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