About
Peter Roberts is a leisure entrepreneur who has co-founded, scaled and exited several companies, including Lagdale Group Plc (sold to S&N), Luminar Leisure (floated), Countryside Inns (sold to Graphite Capital), Tulip Inn and Golden Tulip (sold to Whitbread), and Pure Gym (sold to Leonard Green & Partners). He was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year in 2015 for Pure Gym. He serves on several boards and entrepreneur panels and is an active angel investor.
Invests in
ConsumerSports TechWellness & Fitness
Experience
- Career BreakCareer transitioncurrent2025 — presentAPAC
- Steadfast Group LimitedExecutive General Manager, Business Solutions2016 — 2025Greater Sydney Area
- Steadfast Group LimitedExecutive General Manager, Integration Synergies2013 — 2016Sydney, Australia
- White OutsourcingDirector2005 — 2016Sydney, Australia
- Moore Stephens AustraliaVarious roles1996 — 2005Sydney, Australia
- KPMGCadet to Chartered Accountant1988 — 1996Sydney, Australia
Skills & more
Funding1Fund Accounting11Portfolio Management5Fund Administration14Back Office4Investment Administration1Equities2Investment Management10Asset Management2
From Peter's professional profile.
Colleagues at Magenta Partners
Adrian Hewlett
Digital Media Entrepreneur at Magenta Partners
Chase Emson
Managing Partner at Magenta Partners
Gary Burke
Insurance Entrepreneur at Magenta Partners
Max Hallam
Investment Manager at Magenta Partners
Neil Rodford
Entertainment Entrepreneur at Magenta Partners
Simon Morse
Marine/Payments Entrepreneur at Magenta Partners
Steve Parish
Media Entrepreneur at Magenta Partners
Tom Matthews
Managing Partner at Magenta Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Peter Roberts?
- Peter Roberts is a leisure entrepreneur who has co-founded, scaled and exited several companies, including Lagdale Group Plc (sold to S&N), Luminar Leisure (floated), Countryside Inns (sold to Graphite Capital), Tulip Inn and Golden Tulip (sold to Whitbread), and Pure Gym (sold to Leonard Green & Partners). He was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year in 2015 for Pure Gym. He serves on several boards and entrepreneur panels and is an active angel investor.
- Where does Peter Roberts work?
- Peter Roberts is Leisure Entrepreneur at Magenta Partners.
- What does Peter Roberts invest in?
- Peter Roberts invests in Consumer, Sports Tech, Wellness & Fitness.
- Where did Peter Roberts go to school?
- Peter Roberts studied at University of Technology Sydney (Bachelor’s Degree, Accounting and Business/Management); Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA program).
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Shared employers
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