Jun 10, 2024
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’s 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’s early interest in self-help, his
path to private equity, and launch of Alpine in 2001. We discuss
his early mistakes, discovery of Alpine’s PeopleFirst approach, and
the firm’s playbook focused on CEOs and M&A at portfolio
companies. We close with Graham’s thoughts on teaching and
enlightenment.
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