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Strategic Sourcing and Procurement: What is It?

What is Sourcing Strategy and Procurement? Strategic sourcing and procurement is a crucial process that aids businesses to balance revenue growth strategies, smart cost containment, sourcing and operations configuration. “When the economy’s going down, people aren’t making as much money as before,” says Scott Bellinger, BluWave’s co-head of research and operations. “Even if they’re maintaining or increasing their sales, the cost is going up. Every dollar you can capture in a downturn is huge...
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PE Firms, Deal Team, Due Diligence

Post-Merger Integration: Framework, Keys to Success

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are not simply financial transactions. They involve complex changes in organizational structure, culture, systems and processes. The post-merger integration (PMI) process is a critical component of any M&A deal. PMI refers to the process of integrating two or more organizations after a merger or acquisition. With the right strategies and framework in place, businesses can ensure a smooth transition. Let’s discuss some of the key aspects of this challenging...
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PE Firms, Operations, Due Diligence

What is Technical Debt in Due Diligence?

Technical debt doesn’t always get a good rep, but it’s not black and white, either. There are both benefits – usually early on – and consequences, which accumulate with time. As part of their IT due diligence process, many private equity firms take a hard look at the technical debt they might incur. That means it’s just as important for portcos, as well as private and public companies, to understand what they have on their hands before engaging in a potential sale or transaction. Start Your...
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PE Firms, Deal Team, Due Diligence

Challenges of Mergers and Acquisitions: Why They Fail

The majority of mergers and acquisitions fail. But why is that? This can happen for many reasons: disunity, lack of communication, impatience, poor due diligence. In any case, many of these failures can be avoided, either by better planning, or by calling off the engagement when the two sides realize it’s not meant to be. We’re going to look at some of the more common reasons mergers and acquisitions fail, along with some potential solutions. Success/Failure Rate of Mergers and Acquisitions...
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PE Firms, Deal Team, Due Diligence

Q4 2022 BluWave Insights

Every quarter our team analyzes the projects we work on with our 500+ PE firm clients to get a birdseye view of the market. We recently compiled our Q4 findings, as well as annual 2022 findings, into our Q4 2022 BluWave Insights Report. Request your copy. Key findings from 2022 include: Annual value creation activity increased ~14% YoY. Human capital remains PE’s primary area of focus at 50% of all 2022 value creation activity. Strategy resource usage in 2022 diligence activity increased from...
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PE Firms, Due Diligence

In the Know: Proactive Due Diligence Practices

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, Keenan Kolinsky, BluWave Consulting Manager, shares some of the proactive due diligence practices we see PE firms take that separate the more innovative private equity firms from the others. Learn more by watching the video below. Interested in connecting with PE-grade specialized due diligence providers for your next need? Contact us here to...
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PE Firms, Deal Team, Due Diligence

Q3 2022 BluWave Insights

Every quarter our team analyzes the projects we work on with our 500+ PE firm clients to get a birdseye view of the market. We recently compiled our Q3 findings into our Q3 2022 BluWave Insights Report. Request your copy. Key findings from Q3 ’22 include: Value creation activity has increased 11% YoY. Human capital remains PE’s primary area of focus at 36% of all Q3 activity. Technology activity has changed 86% YoY. Sales & marketing activity has changed 29% YoY. Learn more about the insights...
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PE Firms, Due Diligence

In the Know: Due Diligence for Better Deals

As part of an ongoing series, we’re sharing real-time trending topics we are hearing from our 500+ PE firm clients in our “In the Know” series. In our most recent installment, Consulting Manager, Scott Bellinger, covers due diligence for better deals – sharing the top due diligence resources we equip clients with and why firms come to us with their needs. Learn more about how we equip PE firms with the exact-fit commercial due diligence, IT diligence, and operational diligence providers they...
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Q2 2022 BluWave Insights

Every quarter our team analyzes the projects we work on with our 500+ PE firm clients to get a birdseye view of the market. You can request your copy here to view all of the trends that we have seen over the past quarter. Key findings from Q2 include value creation remaining strong due to the record number of deals made at robust valuation multiples during 2021, inflation continuing to wreak havoc on global economies, and the recessionary pressures availing substantial opportunities for all of...
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PE Firms, Due Diligence

An Interview with Co-Founders and Managing Partners of Bunker Hill Capital

We recently spoke with Mark DeBlois and Rufus Clark, two of the Co-Founders and Managing Partners of Bunker Hill Capital, a private equity firm investing in entrepreneur and founder-owned lower middle market companies in North America. Bunker Hill has offices in Boston, MA and San Diego, CA. The four partners at Bunker Hill have worked together for over 20 years as private equity investors with lower middle market companies. As lead investors, they actively work with portfolio companies...
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PE Firms, Due Diligence

ACG InterGrowth 2022: Dealmaking Trends

ACG InterGrowth 2022, known as the premier dealmaking conference, was conceptualized to build and strengthen relationships between private equity firms and investment banks. This annual conference allows PE industry leaders to gather and discuss key trends. Last week was filled with cybersecurity, DE&I, and supply chain thought leadership conversations, plus some Las Vegas style poolside networking. As hundreds of private equity professionals and investment bankers filled the ARIA Resort &...
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An Interview with Aterian Investment Partners Co-Founder & Partner, Michael Fieldstone

Michael Fieldstone is a Co-Founder and Partner at Aterian and has worked in private equity investing for more than twenty years. Prior to founding Aterian in 2009, he was a principal at both Sun Capital Partners and Apollo Management, and part of the Mergers & Acquisitions Investment banking group at Salomon Smith Barney. With regard to taking the entrepreneurial plunge with Aterian, he says: “We set out to build a firm that appreciates all the stakeholders of a company. To be collaborative in...
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