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March 2022 Roundup: BluWave Client Insights

April 8, 2022

Delaney Walker

BluWave works with over 500 PE funds from around the globe as well as their portfolio companies and proactive independent companies, connecting them with pre-vetted, best-in-class, third-party service providers across a variety of resource and functional areas. From information technology and manufacturing to healthcare, consumer goods, and beyond, our clients are expert business builders. In other words, they have their heads in the game and their hands on the pulse of news and insights you...

PE Firms

Event Recap: PEI Operating Partners Human Capital Forum 2022

April 6, 2022

Delaney Walker

Our team recently had the pleasure of sponsoring the 2022 PEI Operating Partners Human Capital Forum in New York. In the below video, Katie Marchetti, BluWave Managing Director, recaps her key takeaways from the conference as a whole as well as the panel she moderated. Key takeaways include: CHROs are on the rise at both the portco & firm level Human capital leaders are working with deal teams more in diligence to ensure alignment Many firms are leading with data on the human capital front We...

Human Capital, PE Firms, Value Creation

2022 PE Innovator of the Year, MiddleGround Capital

April 1, 2022

Delaney Walker

Our inaugural 2022 Top 50 PE Innovator Awards recognized the top 1% of firms in the private equity industry as determined by BluWave for their innovative practices in:* Proactive Due Diligence Practices Transformative Value Creation Progressive Private Equity Firm Operations ESG As part of our awards, we recognized MiddleGround Capital as the 2022 PE Innovator of the Year due to their differential achievements across the above categories. MiddleGround makes control equity investments in B2B...

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Top 50 Private Equity Innovator Awards | 2022

March 23, 2022

Delaney Walker

We are pleased to announce the inaugural 2022 Top 50 Private Equity Innovator Awards, an award recognizing firms that represent the top 1% in the private equity industry as determined by BluWave for their innovative practices in:* Proactive Due Diligence Practices Transformative Value Creation Progressive Private Equity Firm Operations ESG The BluWave Top 50 Private Equity Innovator Award recipients were selected based upon a rigorous assessment in consultation with leading limited partners,...

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BluWave Team Interviews | Libby Hall Cornelius, Senior Manager

March 18, 2022

Delaney Walker

BluWave office operations, team outings, hiring, & billing all would not be possible without BluWave’s HR and office manager extraordinaire, Libby Hall Cornelius (not to mention the lack of caffeination our team would experience without her stocking the kitchen!). Libby is the Senior Manager of Office & Facilities, People, & Event Management at BluWave and has the honor of holding the title of BluWave employee #1. We recently talked to Libby to learn more about why she decided to join and help...

In The Know: Interim Executives

March 11, 2022

Delaney Walker

As part of an ongoing series, we’re sharing real-time trending topics we are hearing from our 500+ PE firm clients. In our most recent installment, one of our Managing Consultants, Keenan Kolinsky, talks about one of the ways private equity firms are responding to The Great Resignation – Interim Executives. He shares why the need for interim executives is rising in private equity, how they can be used, and why they are beneficial especially to PE firms. Interested in learning more about interim...

PE Firms, Value Creation, CEOs

February 2022 Roundup: BluWave Client Insights

March 2, 2022

Delaney Walker

PE Firms

Sean Mooney on The Private Equity Podcast

February 18, 2022

Delaney Walker

Recently, BluWave founder & CEO, Sean Mooney, spoke with Alex Rawlings on The Private Equity Podcast about how PE firms and their portfolio companies can develop better communication and therefore better relationships. They discussed common mistakes by PE firms and portcos, how PE investors can better connect with portcos, how to select the best service providers, and more. They also discussed insights into the private equity industry and what Sean misses from his PE partner days. Interested in...

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BluWave Team Interviews | Cydney Dicken, Strategic Account Executive

February 18, 2022

Delaney Walker

A crucial part of BluWave is our Research & Operations team. This group of individuals diligently works to quickly scope clients’ needs, onboard PE-grade service providers, and connect clients with the exact-fit providers that meet their unique needs. Recently, we sat down with a Strategic Account Executive from the R&O team, Cydney Dicken, to learn more about her role and why she joined BluWave in April of 2021. How did you hear about BluWave and what made you want to apply for your position?...

10 Common Cybersecurity Gaps & How to Avoid Them

February 15, 2022

Delaney Walker

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated our world’s digital transformation and has made businesses increasingly more virtual. In a tech-driven world, cybersecurity is vital to a business’ success, and it’s an area that is constantly evolving as the tech landscape shifts with new advancements. In fact, in 2021, we saw IT strategy land the number 6 spot in the BluWave Value Creation Index, signifying that cybersecurity was a top area of focus for PE firms, their portfolio companies, and proactive...

PE Firms, Operations, Value Creation

In The Know: Combatting Pricing Woes

February 9, 2022

Delaney Walker

As part of an ongoing series, we’re sharing real-time trending topics we are hearing from our 500+ PE firm clients. In our most recent installment, one of our Private Equity Consultants, Ryan Perkins, talks about the significant upswing COVID caused in the price of inputs. He shares two approaches companies can take in order to solve for this challenge, the negative impacts of each approach, and how BluWave can help in these scenarios. Ryan gives an example of how we recently helped a high...

PE Firms, Value Creation, CEOs

In The Know: The Need for Go-To-Market Resources

February 3, 2022

Delaney Walker

As part of an ongoing series, we’re sharing real-time trending topics we are hearing from our 500+ PE fund clients. In our most recent installment, our consulting manager, Scott Bellinger, talks about why we have seen an increase in go-to-market & growth strategy needs and how we are supporting clients with those. He shares that growth strategy is continuously increasing, with GTM being the third most used Value Creation use case in 2021, according to the BluWave Value Creation Index. One of...

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