Peter Albert Brooke (October 6, 1929 – April 1, 2020) was an American businessman, in private equity. Brooke founded TA Associates in 1968, and

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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

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and

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. He earned an MBA from

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in 1954.

Career

In 1968, he founded TA Associates. In 1984, he founded

, which has been called the first global private equity firm. In 1984, he also founded SEAVI Advent, the first private equity firm in South East Asia. Brooke retired as CEO of Advent in 1996. He is the co-founder (with his son, John Brooke) of Brooke Private Equity Associates (BPEA).

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

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and

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. He died in Concord on April 1, 2020, at the age of 90.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brooke, Peter A 1929 births 2020 deaths 20th-century American businesspeople American financial company founders American investors American people of English descent American people of Swedish descent Businesspeople from Worcester, Massachusetts Harvard College alumni Harvard Business School alumni Phillips Exeter Academy alumni Private equity and venture capital investors