BluWave works with over 500 PE firms 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 […]
BluWave Team Interviews | Hannah Welsh, Independent Consultant Specialist
Within our Intelligent Marketplace, we have a deep bench of both service provider groups and independent consultants that uniquely meet the private equity standard. To ensure we always have the independents our clients need when they need them, we have team members dedicated to mapping the market and onboarding individuals that are a great fit. […]
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 […]
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, Scott Bellinger, talks about how leading PE firms are utilizing third parties to manage procurement issues that have been brought on due to inflation and […]
Every quarter we gather Operating Executives in PE to discuss current industry topics and to offer peers the chance to gather, share information, and decompress with one another. In our most recent event, we gathered to discuss optimal operating team structure, how firms are tackling ESG, as well as GTM and growth strategies. These forums […]
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 Q1 included value creation at a historical high, […]
BluWave Team Interviews | Mike Mahan, Account Management Director
Staying up to date with all 500+ PE firms we work with is no easy feat, which is why we are so glad to have added Mike Mahan to our team as Account Management Director. As a leader on our client coverage team, Mike builds relationships with our clients and helps coordinate our account management […]
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 […]
Event Recap: PEI Operating Partners Human Capital Forum 2022
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: We support more than 500 leading private […]
Case Study | Implementing Sophisticated Data Analytics to Drive Efficiency & Improved Decision Making Across Portfolio
When PE firms purchase a new portfolio company, there are specific reasons for doing so, leading to a specific set of metrics in mind that the firm wants to report on and monitor, such as customer acquisition cost, profit margins, and customer churn. The PE firm’s operations team focuses on optimizing and improving these key metrics […]
2022 PE Innovator of the Year, MiddleGround Capital
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 […]
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 […]
BluWave Awards 2025: Alpine Investors is PE Innovator of the Year
We’re proud to announce Alpine Investors as Innovator of the Year in the fourth annual BluWave private equity awards*. The San Francisco-based firm was selected for its for exemplary innovation and leadership. “Innovation is at the heart of everything we do at Alpine,” said Graham Weaver, CEO and Founder of Alpine. “Building a culture of innovation […]
BluWave Awards 2025: Top Private Equity Innovators
We’re proud to announce the fourth annual Top Private Equity Innovators with the 2025 BluWave Awards*. “We’re regularly asked by market leaders about the best practices that are being embraced by the most innovative private equity firms,” said BluWave founder and CEO Sean Mooney, talking about the impetus for creating the awards. Learn more about […]
Before Building Internal Finance Teams: Outsourced Accounting Benefits
Growing businesses often rush to build internal finance teams, but this approach can strain resources and limit growth potential. Choosing between outsourcing and building an internal team requires careful evaluation of costs, capabilities and business needs. A strategic mix of internal staff and outsourced expertise often provides a great alternative. Early Finance Team Scaling Costs […]
