About Peter Brooke
Lived 1929 – 2020 (aged 90). Peter Brooke was an American businessperson.
Peter Albert Brooke (October 6, 1929 – April 1, 2020) 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, 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.
In 1984, he also founded SEAVI Advent, the first private equity firm in South East Asia.
Brooke retired as CEO of Advent in 1996. Brooke lived in Concord, Boston and North Pomfret, Vermont.
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Who was Peter Brooke?
American businessman
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Peter Brooke was born on 6 October 1929 in Worcester.
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Peter Brooke died on 1 April 2020 in Concord.
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Peter Brooke was a businessperson.
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