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Graham Weaver People-Driven Private Equity at Alpine (EP.391)

Published: June 10, 2024, 8 a.m.

Graham Weaver is the managing partner of Alpine Investors, a $17 billion people-driven private equity firm that invests in software and services businesses. Graham founded Alpine on the belief that exceptional people create exceptional businesses. Alpine\u2019s PeopleFirst approach includes hiring, training, and placing an army of CEOs in its portfolio companies. The strategy has led Alpine to be recognized by Prequin as the most consistent top-performing private equity fund manager.

Our conversation covers Graham\u2019s early interest in self-help, his path to private equity, and launch of Alpine in 2001. We discuss his early mistakes, discovery of Alpine\u2019s PeopleFirst approach, and the firm\u2019s playbook focused on CEOs and M&A at portfolio companies. We close with Graham\u2019s thoughts on teaching and enlightenment.

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