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Video: Dealing With Service Providers at Capacity

As the world begins to rapidly reopen from the pandemic, businesses have begun to run full steam ahead to catch up for lost time. This massive acceleration in business has left many go-to service providers in the PE industry at capacity due to the sudden surge in demand, leaving many firms wondering where to go next. In situations like this, hundreds of the leading PE firms have come flocking to us, knowing that we can provide them with alternative providers through our extensive Intelligent...
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Private Equity Firms, Value Creation, Portfolio CEOs

Riveter Capital: Championing Women and Minority-Owned Businesses in PE

Anyone who has spent a significant amount of time in the private equity industry understands how difficult it is to “disrupt” the space. This has less to do with a lack of desire and more to do with the heaviness of the lift: being an innovator or a market leader is not for the faint of heart. But as we are discovering, after a year that rocked the globe and upended many aspects of our lives, now is the time to make strides and truly challenge the status quo. For Colleen Gurda and her partner...
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Private Equity Firms

How to Evaluate BluWave for Your PE Fund Needs

When you are evaluating external help to get you and your fund the resources you need, there are a number of questions you should ask, including: What does your business focus on? How many PE funds do you work with? How many projects have you done with PE funds? How do you know a service provider is PE-grade? How long does it take to get results? Why your business over any alternative options? In this video, our team answers each of these questions. Watch to learn more!
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Private Equity Firms

Top 8 Best Practices for Preparing for a Value Maximizing Sale

In today’s competitive markets, private equity companies and their partners are being forced to pay record-high prices for investments in companies. To generate attractive returns, the private equity companies and their managers must create substantial value after closing. One effective way to create value is by running a highly prepared, efficient, and focused sales process. Here are eight best practices for preparing a company for a value-maximizing sale: Run fast Time is the enemy of any...
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Private Equity Firms, Prep For Sale, Deal Teams

May 2021 Roundup: Insights from Private Equity Clients

BluWave works with over 500 PE funds from around the globe, connecting them with pre-vetted, best-in-class, interim executives and small groups across a variety of resource and functional areas. From information technology and manufacturing to healthcare and consumer goods, our private equity clients are paving the way for “Industry 4.0.” In other words, they have their heads in the game and their hands on the pulse of news you can use. Check out the latest, curated collection of reports,...
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Private Equity Firms

Insights from LaSalle Capital's Kelly Cornelis on Private Equity Trends

As the daughter of a retired sportscaster, Kelly Cornelis had little knowledge of the finance world growing up on the outskirts of Chicago. She entered college at Notre Dame as an English major and stayed there until her sophomore year—when one of her professors noticed her proclivity for math and suggested she enroll in some business courses. “I was immediately drawn to the analytical aspects of finance,” she recalls. This led her to an investment management class, where she had the...
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Private Equity Firms, Operations

Key Insights from the Private Equity Human Capital Executive Forum

Every quarter we gather top human capital executives across leading private equity funds to discuss key topics that are top of mind. In our most recent event, we covered many topics. Below are our top takeaways. These events are invite-only and follow Chatham House Rules, so this only touches on our high-level learnings. If you are interested in joining our next event, please contact us at events@bluwave.net. Return to Office: Though there was variance as to private equity funds approach how/if...
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Talent & HR, Private Equity Firms

April 2021 Roundup: BluWave Private Equity Client Insights

BluWave works with over 500 private equity funds from around the globe, connecting them with pre-vetted, best-in-class, interim executives and small groups across a variety of resource and functional areas. From information technology and manufacturing to healthcare and consumer goods, our clients are paving the way for “Industry 4.0.” In other words, they have their heads in the game and their hands on the pulse of news you can use. Check out the latest, curated collection of reports,...
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Private Equity Firms

BluWave’s Proprietary Insights Report Shows Private Equity Industry Making Significant Investments In Growth And Development

Private equity Intelligent Network finds 70% of PE activity was focused on value creation initiatives during the first quarter of 2021 NASHVILLE — BluWave, a private equity-focused Intelligent Network, today released new data on how private equity funds and their portfolio companies are allocating resources as the economy turns a corner. The results of the report demonstrate that during Q1 2021 the majority of company leaders prioritized investing in growth and people-oriented specialized...
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Private Equity Firms

Building Resilience: Strategies for Thriving in Changing Times

Do you have a resilient company? Does it navigate shifting tides easily, or do your leaders and teams struggle with every minor disruption? What makes certain people better equipped to roll with the punches? According to bestselling author and ADP Researcher Marcus Buckingham: “people don’t fear change, they fear the unknown.” To use a timely example, if your company is attempting to rush back to “normal” (going into a physical office, business travel, etc.) he suggests having a concrete plan...
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Private Equity Firms, Portfolio CEOs

Insights from Forrester’s CMO Whisperer Sheryl Pattek

As Forrester’s Executive Partner serving CMOs and Chief Experience Officers, partner, Sheryl Pattek regularly works with senior-level marketing executives to advance their major initiatives, with a special focus on creating customer-obsessed strategies that drive business growth. She has been named “CMO Whisperer” and “One of 18 People in Marketing You May Not Know, but Should,” as well as “one of the thirty most influential women in marketing technology.” Prior to joining Forrester, Sheryl...
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Private Equity Firms, Due Diligence, Functional Leaders

March 2021 Roundup: BluWave Client Insights

BluWave works with over 500 PE funds from around the globe, connecting them with pre-vetted, best-in-class, interim executives and small groups across a variety of resource and functional areas. From information technology and manufacturing to healthcare and consumer goods, our clients are paving the way for “Industry 4.0.” In other words, they have their heads in the game and their hands on the pulse of news you can use. Check out the latest, curated collection of reports, insights, and...
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Private Equity Firms

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