Rob Hooke
Partner
“Having spent time in the senior management team of a fast growing mid-market private business, the day to day challenges facing founders and management are familiar. The support of an investment partner who is culturally aligned and can bring not only capital, but know how, relationships, broad perspective and a growth mindset can make a world of difference.”
I have been involved in mid-market private businesses for nearly 20 years in advisory, senior management and investing capacities. I started my career at PWC gaining experience in the private clients, transaction services and M&A divisions before taking on a COO/CFO role at a growing national FMCG business. At Advent I have been fortunate to be part of the deal teams on Gourmet Garden, Integral Diagnostics, Junior Adventures Group, Frosty Boy, Tribe Breweries, Compass Education, Medtech Global, Imaging Associates, Social Pinpoint and PEHA.
I really enjoy the opportunity at Advent to partner with passionate founders and management teams to enhance and grow businesses across a range of industries. I feel very fortunate to be part of a highly collegiate and driven team at Advent – not all PE are the same, and I truly believe Advent differentiates through the quality of our relationships and collaboration with founders, management teams and advisors.
My undergraduate degree was a Bachelor of Commerce & Bachelor of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (Hons) from the University of Melbourne, I’m a qualified Chartered Accountant and graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Outside of work I am a passionate skier, enjoy running and travel, as well as spending time with friends and family, including spending most weekends shuttling (and enjoying watching!) my three kids participate in various sports and activities.
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Associate Director
Hesh Dantanarayana
Partner
Brad Lynch
