What are the responsibilities and job description for the Elevation | 2025 Sourcing Summer Analyst position at Alpine Internships?
THE ROLE
The primary focus of our Sourcing Internship program is to gain experience and exposure to the world of sourcing through reaching out and assessing potential investment opportunities for Alpine's fund. This entails compiling lists of prospective add-on acquisition targets for 2 portfolio companies, conducting cold outreach, qualifying investment opportunities, and building relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The program will begin on June 9, 2025, and conclude on August 15, 2025.
Sourcing is a critical function within Alpine and spearheads all other activities within the firm. Alpine's sourcing team creates more optionality and opportunities for investments across the portfolio. Alpine has a world-class proprietary sourcing function, known as Elevation, which has allowed us to increase the volume of closed deals since 2021. We strongly believe in giving interns ownership and responsibility early on so that they can maximize their learnings and be ready to meaningfully contribute to the team. We aim for our interns to transition into full-time sourcing roles at Alpine post-graduation.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Utilize databases and internet research to compile lists of prospective acquisition targets
- Create and execute outbound strategies with the result of engaging business owners in a discussion to sell - cold calls, cold emails, LinkedIn outreach, etc.
- Conduct introductory conversations with owners of prospective businesses and build rapport
- Evaluate investment opportunities against our investment criteria
- Present market research and new investment opportunities to internal stakeholders
- Complete ad hoc projects focused on sourcing workflows or Alpine's investing strategy
- Participate in a variety of firm-wide activities and team bonding events
QUALIFICATIONS
ABOUT ALPINE INVESTORS
Alpine Investors ("Alpine") is a Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and New York City-based private equity firm that is completely reimagining the private equity space. With $17B in assets under management across nine flagship funds and an established track record of strong performance (most recent fund of $4.5B), Alpine continues to demonstrate that pursuing and investing in passionate individuals is the key driver in building enduring companies and delivering market-leading returns.
Alpine is proud to be a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment, a certified B-Corporation organization, Great Place to Work, and Inc. Top Founder Friendly firm. The Alpine team believes in hiring for attributes over experience and our team includes 150 professionals with diverse investing, sourcing, operations, and finance backgrounds.
DE&I AT ALPINE
At Alpine, we believe a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion ("DE&I") is integral to hiring exceptional people and creating enduring businesses. To inspire growth at our firm and throughout our portfolio, we strive to create an organization where every individual is celebrated, heard, valued, and empowered to reach their full potential. These beliefs and actions are true to Alpine's PeopleFirst philosophy, which is rooted in how we invest, hire, and show up every day.
We will continuously look for ways to improve and evolve in our ever-changing world and we are committed to ensuring Alpine is one of the best places to work for all by creating diverse teams, giving everyone an equitable opportunity to succeed, and strengthening our culture of inclusion. To learn more about our DE&I work, please read our latest Force For Good Report.
APPLICATION DEADLINES
Applications will be processed on a rolling basis until summer analyst class is filled.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions about the opportunity or timeline, please reach out to Sam Stuart, sstuart@alpineinvestors.com.