SAN FRANCISCO – December 3, 2024 – Alpine Investors (“Alpine”) is pleased to announce its inclusion on Inc.’s annual Best in Business list for 2024 in the following categories: Financial Services, Leadership and Team, and Business Model Strategy. Alpine is proud to be the first private equity firm named to Inc.’s prestigious Best in Business list, which celebrates the exceptional achievements and contributions of companies that have made a profound impact on their industries.

Founded in 2001, Alpine Investors is a people-driven private equity firm that is a Certified B Corporation¹ specializing in majority buyouts in the software and services sectors. With a mission to build enduring businesses by investing in people, Alpine uses its distinct PeopleFirst philosophy to cultivate engaged, thriving teams across the firm and its portfolio.

Alpine’s dedication to prioritizing its people has directly translated to the growth of the business, leading to well-supported portfolio companies and growth in assets under management. With $18 billion in AUM, Alpine has closed over 600 deals since inception and over 160 deals in 2024.

“We are thrilled to be recognized by Inc. on this year’s Best in Business List,” said Graham Weaver, CEO and Founding Partner at Alpine Investors. “At Alpine, we strive to both excel and be a force for good, acknowledging that the two aren’t mutually exclusive. Receiving this honor in the Financial Services, Leadership and Team, and Business Model Strategy categories is a testament to our approach and our commitment to bringing purpose to private equity and beyond.”

Alpine’s five executive talent programs hire high-performance leaders into portfolio company leadership positions and include its flagship CEO-in-Training (CIT) Program that places recent MBA graduates into CEO and CXO roles. These leadership development initiatives have driven Alpine’s success and increased diversity across its portfolio companies’ management teams. In the past 18 months, Alpine hired 55 professionals through its talent programs, 25 of whom identify as women and 21 as BIPOC.

In building this year’s list, Inc.’s editors and reporters hand-reviewed every application and selected Best in Business honorees that, in each of the award categories, have had an outstanding influence on their communities, their industries, the environment, or society as a whole. Inc. is a New York City-based media brand for entrepreneurs and is not affiliated with Alpine. Alpine paid a fee for submission to be considered for this recognition. For more information and to see the complete list, please visit: inc.com/best-in-business.

About Alpine Investors

Alpine Investors is a people-driven private equity firm that is committed to building enduring companies by working with, learning from, and developing exceptional people. Alpine specializes in investments in companies in the software and services industries. Its PeopleFirst strategy includes a talent program which allows Alpine to bring leadership to situations where additional or new management is needed post-transaction. Alpine has over $18b in assets under management and has three offices in San Francisco, New York, and Salt Lake City. For more information, visit www.alpineinvestors.com.

About Inc.

Inc. is the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of our community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating our future. Inc.’s award-winning work achieves a monthly brand footprint of more than 40 million across a variety of channels, including events, digital, print, video, podcasts, newsletters, and social media. Its proprietary Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since its launch as the Inc. 100 in 1982, analyzes company data to rank the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The recognition that comes with inclusion on this and other prestigious Inc. lists, such as Female Founders and Power Partners, gives the founders of top businesses the opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

References

¹B Labs is the global non-profit that runs the private certification of for-profit companies. Alpine pays an annual fee as part of its certification. For more information about the selection criteria, please visit: https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/find-a-b-corp/company/alpine-investors.

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