Peter Brooke (businessman)


Peter Albert Brooke was an American businessman, in private equity. Brooke founded TA Associates in 1968, and Advent International in 1984.

Early life

Brooke was born on October 6, 1929, in Worcester, Massachusetts, US, the only child of Percy Albert Brooke, a doctor born in England, and a nurse mother of Swedish ancestry.
Brooke was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard College. He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1954.

Career

In 1984, he founded Advent International, which has been called the first global private equity firm.
Brooke retired as CEO of Advent in 1996. He is the co-founder of Brooke Private Equity Associates.

Personal life

Brooke married Anne Russell in 1954, and they had three sons. Sam, Peter, and John. Sam is an architect, Peter is an artist, and John works in private equity. Anne died on October 13, 2016 from heart disease. Brooke lived in Concord, Boston and North Pomfret, Vermont. He died in Concord on April 1, 2020 at the age of 90.