Ep.50: GP-Aligned Investing...Multiple Ways to Win - Wes Whitman - Co-Founder & Co-Managing Partner at Whitman Peterson

Wes is a Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of Whitman Peterson. Since the firm’s inception in late 2010, Wes and his partners have overseen the firm’s investment in more than 200 transactions involving 300+ assets, representing more than $25 billion of total capitalization. They have sourced and structured highly strategic partnerships with some of nation’s prominent companies in their target sectors. Prior to the formation of Whitman Peterson, Wes was a Managing Director and Principal at Greystar, the largest multifamily investment, development and management company globally (with $90B+ of assets and more than 900,000+ apartments under management), where his responsibilities included acquisitions of assets and operating companies, asset management, land entitlements, and leading a 200+ member operating team on the West Coast. Wes graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.S. in Finance and received his MBA from Harvard Business School in 2005.

Links:

Whitman Peterson - https://www.whitmanpeterson.com/

Wes on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wes-whitman-b57997/

Brandon on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bsedloff/

Juniper Square - https://www.junipersquare.com/

Topics:

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:02:03) - Wes’ background and career

(00:19:00) - Making the decision to leave Greystar and forming Whitman-Peterson

(00:23:15) - What does the organization look like today?

(00:24:51) - What is a GP-aligned investment approach?

(00:34:39) - GP-capital vs. Op-Co capital

(00:37:08) - How do you think about your platform across different sectors and geographies?

(00:42:42) - What are you looking for in your partners?

(00:47:30) - How do you approach Scaling the organization

(00:52:33) - What sectors are you focusing on in this market environment?

(00:56:59) - The Sundance asset 

(00:58:36) - Getting in touch with the team