Graham Partners Named to Inc.’s Founder-Friendly Investors List for Sixth Consecutive Year

Remains committed to building lasting partnerships with entrepreneurial, tech-forward businesses

Graham Partners ("Graham") is grateful to announce that it has been named to Inc.'s Founder-Friendly Investors list for the sixth consecutive year. The list highlights private equity firms, venture capital firms, and lenders that entrepreneurs identify as true partners - firms that bring more than just capital to the table.

Inc.'s list is curated using entrepreneurial feedback, collecting founders' assessments of investor
collaboration, support, and impact on growth. According to Inc., the firms honored have demonstrated a commitment to partnership, transparency with key stakeholders, and deep operational support.^[1]

Graham believes this recognition underscores a legacy of partnership and innovation that is deeply rooted in its family industrial heritage. The firm's origins date back to 1960, when entrepreneur Donald C. Graham, father of Graham Partners' CEO Steve Graham, founded a design engineering firm in a central Pennsylvania farmhouse basement. That entrepreneurial spark ultimately gave rise to three successful advanced manufacturing businesses and laid the foundation for what is now The Graham Group.

Steve Graham, CEO and Senior Managing Partner of Graham Partners, said, "The entrepreneurial spark that built this firm continues to drive everything we do. We strive to bring it to every partnership with a founder, working openly and side by side with those who are as committed as we are to innovating and getting better every day."

To see the full list of Inc.'s Founder-Friendly Investors, click the link below:

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About Graham Partners

Graham Partners is a private investment firm principally focused on investing in technology-driven companies in advanced manufacturing and technology-enabled services that are spurring innovation, resulting in product substitutions, raw materials conversions, and disruptions to traditional end markets. Graham can offer control or minority capital solutions and typically targets companies with EBITDA up to $50 million. Since Graham began managing third party capital over 25 years ago, the firm has closed over 170 acquisitions and investments. As of September 30, 2026, Graham's Regulatory Assets Under Management is approximately $5.5 billion. Investors include college and university endowments, foundations, funds-of-funds, insurance companies, pension plans, high-net-worth individuals, and other institutional investors. Based in suburban Philadelphia, the Firm has access to extensive operating resources and industrial expertise and is a member of The Graham Group, an alliance of independent operating businesses, investment firms, and philanthropic entities which all share in the common legacy of entrepreneur Donald Graham. There are eight investment entities within The Graham Group. Graham Partners and Graham Capital Investments (GCI), LLC ("GCI") are affiliates, and the remaining six Graham Group investment entities operate independently from and are not affiliates of Graham Partners and GCI, as described in Part 2A of Graham Partners' Form ADV.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Business Development: Courtland Scaccetti ([email protected])
Investor Relations: Alyssa Norton ([email protected])
Tel: (610) 408-0500
www.grahampartners.net
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[1] Inc.'s 2026 Founder-Friendly Investors list includes private equity firms identified by Inc.'s editors or those that submitted an application to Inc. for inclusion. Graham Partners submitted an application for inclusion on this list and paid $1,495 to Inc. in connection with its application. Graham was notified by Inc. in August 2026 of its inclusion on this list. The application was based on companies Graham Partners has exited since January 1, 2021.

Legal Disclamer:
This press release is for informational purposes and is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, securities in the United States or elsewhere. Graham Partners is not utilizing this release to provide investment or other advice, and no information disclosed therein is to be relied upon for the purpose of making investment decisions. Past performance does not guarantee future results and any transactions described are included as representative transactions and are not necessarily reflective of overall performance. It should not be assumed that any investment described herein was or will be profitable. There can be no assurance that historical trends will continue. Graham Partners' market characterization is based on subjective determinations that it believes reasonable but others may disagree with such characterization. There is no guarantee that Graham Partners' initiatives will drive value for its investments or accelerate growth or lead Graham Partners' investments to become profitable.