Sukhi Lekhi

UniSuper, the $115bn fund open to all Australians, has made key new appointments to further strengthen its Private Markets team.

Sukhi Lekhi, appointed Senior Investment Analyst, and Lachlan McLeish, appointed Investment Analyst, will report to Sandra Lee, UniSuper’s Head of Private Markets.

Sukhi joins UniSuper from Deloitte where she held the position of Associate Director in the Mergers and Acquisitions Valuations practice. Her career at Deloitte has spanned international tax work, mergers and acquisitions, and advising a range of organisations in industries from renewable energy to infrastructure and retail operations.

Lachlan joins UniSuper from PwC where most recently he was a Senior Consultant in Corporate Valuation advisory undertaking valuations of large infrastructure assets in Australia and New Zealand. His previous experience includes EY and PPB.

UniSuper’s Private Markets team manage a $11 billion portfolio of infrastructure and private equity investments, including UniSuper’s recent investment in PRP Diagnostic Imaging and partnership with Uniseed. These areas have been an increased investment focus for UniSuper over the past year.

Sandra Lee was pleased to welcome additional talent to the team: “UniSuper is in the market for quality investment opportunities that deliver long term value for our members.

Sukhi and Lachlan are both highly skilled investment professionals with deep experience in valuations, mergers and acquisitions. I have every confidence their expertise will enhance our capability and deliver real outcomes for our members.” Sukhi joined UniSuper in December, and Lachlan joined in January.

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