Advent Partners

Brad Lynch is a Partner at Advent Partners, where he has worked since 2013. He brings over 18 years of principal investing experience across the Asia Pacific region, with previous senior roles at The Riverside Company, ANZ Banking Group, and Ernst & Young. His sector expertise includes software, healthcare, education and training, and business services.

Mark Jago is a Partner at Advent Partners, a Melbourne-based private equity firm founded in 1984 that manages over $500 million in assets and has invested in more than 90 businesses. Advent Partners invests in Australian and New Zealand private businesses with enterprise values between A$20 million and A$150 million, taking both minority and majority stakes across companies with established growth strategies and experienced management teams.

Rob Hooke is a partner at Advent Partners, a Melbourne-based private equity firm established in 1984 that has invested in over 90 businesses and manages approximately $1 billion in assets under management. Advent Partners invests from its recently raised $400 million third fund in Australian and New Zealand private businesses with enterprise values between A$40 million and A$150 million, taking both minority and majority stakes.

Symon Vegter is a Partner at Advent Partners focused on private equity investments in Australia and New Zealand. With over twenty years of experience in corporate finance and private equity, he has led and originated multiple investments across technology and software companies, including Social Pinpoint, RMS Cloud, Integrated Control Technology, Zero Latency VR, and Flintfox. His background includes roles in restructuring and insolvency at KPMG and experience executing add-on acquisitions, market expansion, and growth strategy initiatives for portfolio companies.

Zac Zhou is an Associate in Private Equity at Advent Partners. He has nine years of experience operating a DJ and entertainment business, and previously competed in rowing at the national level.