Peter Brooke

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, 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.