BluWave works with over 500 PE funds from around the globe, 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 […]
Every quarter we bring together top PE HR and talent executives to discuss current industry topics and to offer leaders in PE Human Capital the chance to gather, share intel, and decompress with one another. In our most recent event, we discussed many topics and listed our top takeaways below. These forums follow Chatham House […]
An Interview with Sun Capital Partners’ Managing Director, Matthew Garff
Within the first few minutes of my conversation with Matthew Garff, two things became crystal clear: He fundamentally believes in what’s possible and he approaches potential problems with radical honesty. This is a personal as well as professional attitude and has served him well throughout the course of his three decades career. While the last […]
Event Recap: PEI Ops Partner Forum: What makes a great PE talent partner?
Last week, we had the pleasure of participating on the “what makes a great PE talent partner?” panel at the PEI Operating Partners Forum in New York. The panel was comprised of human capital leaders – including, Merche del Valle of Grain Management, Alice Mann of Blue Wolf Capital Partners, Ashley Day, a former Chief […]
In our latest BluWave Studios video, Keenan Kolinsky, a BluWave Consulting Manager outlines ways BluWave supports clients looking for third-party merger integration expertise: Scope out the type and level of support that the client is looking for. Match client with select exact-fit providers in our network based on criteria, budget, timing, and more. Connect clients […]
How we did it: Critical ops performance & improvement consultant to increase warehouse efficiency
A PE fund managing partner came to us with a critical need for an operational performance and improvement consultant that could evaluate and redesign the existing layout in one of their manufacturing portcos’ warehouses. Since acquiring the portco, the PE fund had discovered that there were foregone profits due to the lack of logistical reason […]
Every quarter our team analyzes the projects we work on with our 500+ PE fund clients to get a bird’s eye view of the market. This report (grab your copy here) calls out the trends that we are seeing across thousands of projects. Key findings include deal surge continues – but due diligence is […]
An Expert Interview with RecruitingDaily’s William Tincup
Arlington, Texas-based William Tincup is currently the President and Editor-at-Large of RecruitingDaily, one of the leading content publishers and conference organizers in the HR and “People” space. He stands firmly at the intersection of HR and technology and wears multiple hats as a seasoned writer, speaker, advisor, and consultant to hundreds of companies. His latest creative endeavor is […]
Recently, BluWave founder & CEO, Sean Mooney, spoke with Andy Greenberg and Charlie Gifford on the Middle Market Musings podcast about the origin of BluWave and the general trends that they all have observed recently in the private equity industry. Charlie and Andy asked Sean about how BluWave was born out of his time in […]
BluWave works with over 500 PE funds from around the globe, 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 and consumer goods, our clients are expert business builders. In other words, they have their heads in the game and their hands on the pulse […]
Every quarter we gather Vice Presidents in PE to discuss current industry topics and to offer these peers the chance to gather, share information, and decompress with one another. In our most recent event, we discussed many topics and have listed our top takeaways below. These forums are invite-only and follow Chatham House Rules, so […]
How we did it: Immediate senior advisor with niche pharmacy expertise
A PE fund came to us with a critical need for a senior advisor for their healthcare services pharmacy company. Having recently acquired the company and already struggling with direct specialty contracts, they urgently needed someone to help on the payor side. They were looking for a local resource with expertise in pharmacy contracting that […]
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 […]
