Wes is a Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of Whitman Peterson. Since the firm’s inception in late 2010, Wes and Bob have overseen the firm’s investment in more than 100 transactions involving 150+ assets, representing more than $20 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 $35B+ of assets and more than 600,000+ 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.

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