London, 4 August 2025 – Advent, a leading global private equity investor, today announced the appointment of Robert Ohrenstein as an Operations Advisor focused on finance. With a deep understanding of global private equity practices, Robert will work closely with Advent’s portfolio company teams to support value creation through financial transformation and transaction execution.
Robert brings over three decades of experience in financial and professional services. He was Global Head of Private Equity at KPMG for almost 10 years, and most recently served as a UK Vice Chair. At KPMG, he led the firm’s global private equity strategy and oversaw the initiation and implementation of a $1 billion investment plan. During his tenure, he played a key role in expanding KPMG’s relationships with major private equity firms, including Advent.
“We are delighted to welcome Robert to Advent’s network of advisors,” said Selim Loukil, Managing Director and Head of PSG in Europe. “His breadth of financial expertise and knowledge of the private equity landscape will be a great asset to our portfolio companies. We are confident that his ability to partner with management teams, coupled with his highly informed perspective as a deal advisor, will support us in continuing to deliver value across our investments.”
Prior to KPMG, Robert was a Partner within the Private Equity Group at Deloitte and began his career at Andersen in audit and private equity transaction services.
“I am pleased to join Advent and contribute to its mission of driving sustainable value and growth across its portfolio,” said Robert Ohrenstein. “Drawing on my diverse experiences across the private equity space, I’m delighted to partner with management teams to help drive their growth journeys through thoughtful financial strategy and execution.”
Robert holds an MBA from the University of Warwick and a BSc (Econ) from the London School of Economics. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
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About Advent
Advent is a leading global private equity investor committed to working in partnership with management teams, entrepreneurs, and founders to help transform businesses. With 16 offices across five continents, we oversee more than USD $94 billion in assets under management* and have made over 430 investments across 44 countries.
Since our founding in 1984, we have developed specialist market expertise across our five core sectors: business & financial services, consumer, healthcare, industrial, and technology. This approach is bolstered by our deep sub-sector knowledge, which informs every aspect of our investment strategy, from sourcing opportunities to working in partnership with management to execute value creation plans. We bring hands-on operational expertise to enhance and accelerate businesses.
As one of the largest privately-owned partnerships, our 660+ colleagues leverage the full ecosystem of Advent’s global resources, including our Portfolio Support Group, insights provided by industry expert Operating Partners and Operations Advisors, as well as bespoke tools to support and guide our portfolio companies as they seek to achieve their strategic goals.
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*Assets under management (AUM) as of March 31, 2025. AUM includes assets attributable to Advent advisory clients as well as employee and third-party co-investment vehicles.
