[10] Some of the firm's recent investments have included Patties Foods,[11] iNova Pharmaceuticals,[12] the medical devices group LifeHealthcare,[13] the smart metering company IntelliHUB,[14] and Evolution Healthcare.

[15] PEP claims to have "at least doubled" investor monies in 12 of its previous 13 deals, which have included the purchase, restructure and resale of several Australian and New Zealand companies such as Spotless, Hoyts and Frucor.

[47][2] Many investments have followed the company's stated goal to purchase businesses of up to $1 billion, lifting financial performance in a five year period, then selling at a multiple.

[70] The founders came from the consulting and banking sectors: Rickard Gardell, Tim Sims, Simon Pillar all from Bain & Company; and Paul McCullagh, from Salomon Brothers.

[2] Staff longevity and team-based approaches to deals, likened to a management consulting ethos, may have helped make the firm distinctive in its market.

[72][2] The company's headquarters are in Deutsche Bank Place, Sydney, the first building in the Southern Hemisphere designed by Sir Norman Foster.