Torch Partners
Brenton Purslowe is currently the Managing Director at Torch Partners since October 2023. Brenton also holds the role of Director at the same company since February 2021. Prior to joining Torch Partners, they worked at Houlihan Lokey as a Vice President from March 2018 to February 2021. Before that, Brenton was an Associate Director at Quayle Munro from January 2015 to March 2018. Brenton began their career at EY as a Manager in Mergers and Acquisitions from December 2007 to December 2014.
Brenton Purslowe completed a Bachelor of Laws/Commerce degree with a focus on Accounting at The University of Notre Dame Australia from 2002 to 2007. Brenton'seducation history also includes enrollment at Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, The College of Law Australia, and Kaplan Australia, but the specific degree names and fields of study for these institutions are unknown.
Torch Partners
Torch Partners is a leading M&A and private capital markets adviser to the Digital Infrastructure, Software and Technology sectors. The deep knowledge of these fast-growing industry sectors among their senior-led specialist teams has evolved over 20 years of successfully advising and supporting mid-market public companies and private equity investors on their M&A and growth equity transactions. The Torch Partners team focuses on creating valuable long-term relationships with ambitious, high-growth companies, their management teams and top tier private equity investors. We bring domain-led insights and strategic value to our projects across M&A, private capital markets, SPAC & IPO advisory. Torch’s success over the last two decades has been driven by a distinct combination of uncompromising, independent advice and a focus on strong long-term relationships with key decision makers across corporates, the private equity landscape and founder-led companies, resulting in a track record of repeat client engagements. We bring insight driven analytical rigour, sector domain knowledge and a 'think like an investor' mindset to distinctly position each technology business we represent. Operating from our offices in London and Paris, we provide advice to clients on a global basis across four technology focus areas: • Digital Infrastructure • Software, Data & Analytics and Tech-Enabled • FinTech • Digital Consumer