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Automating Accounts Payable: Benefits of the Best Software

What is AP Automation Software? Accounts payable (AP) automation software is a multifunctional tool that assists businesses in optimizing and automating their accounts payable operations. This can involve activities such as processing invoices, matching purchase orders, and reconciling payments. AP automation software has the potential to reduce risk, increase precision, and save time and money for businesses. AP automation software typically comes equipped with the following functionalities:...
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Private Equity Firms, Value Creation, Finance

Private Equity Market Analysis: Growth Strategy for Businesses

Private equity market analysis is crucial to inform business decisions about essential activities such as marketing strategies and product development. It involves gathering and analyzing data about a specific market, including its size, potential and competition. Before any acquisition, BluWave’s co-head of research and operations, Scott Bellinger, emphasizes the importance of this exercise. “No matter how strong a target company’s product or service is, if the market is shrinking, then it...
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Private Equity Firms, Value Creation

How To Extract Data from ERP Systems

What is ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)? Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software streamlines business processes by coordinating data flow across an organization. It provides a single source of truth and optimizes operations. They are used to manage everyday business activities such as finance functions, compliance, risk management, retail, supply chain and HR. How To Extract Data from ERP Systems Integrate API Endpoints One way to extract data from ERP systems is by connecting your...
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Private Equity Firms, Prep For Sale, Finance

In the Know: Optimizing the Finance Function

By evaluating the technology, processes, and people within the finance function of their portcos, private equity firms can make informed decisions that can lead to improved financial performance and increased profitability. Here are a few ways they’re already doing so: Technology: After an acquisition, portfolio companies incur debt that they need to measure against for the duration of the hold period. To effectively measure financial goals like these, companies need a robust, PE-grade...
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Private Equity Firms, Value Creation, Finance

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. In addition to...
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Private Equity Firms, Deal Teams, 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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Private Equity Firms, Deal Teams, Due Diligence

Sean Mooney on the Thrive LouD podcast

Recently, BluWave founder & CEO, Sean Mooney, spoke with Lou Diamond on his Thrive LouD podcast. Their conversation covered Sean’s story, how he got into private equity, how he transitioned into founding BluWave, what BluWave does, and much more. Interested in listening to the full episode to learn how BluWave now supports the best business builders in the world? Click below. Gain more insights from Sean by listening to our very own Karma School of Business podcast. You can also glean more...
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Private Equity Firms

Interim CFO for a Financial Crisis

When a company faces a financial crisis, an interim chief financial officer can make all the difference in a successful turnaround. Whether going through a restructuring, facing bankruptcy or other challenging financial situations, an experienced financial leader is essential. Situations for an Interim CFO A financial crisis can be due to something within a company, external economic forces, or both. Poorly responding to a distressing financial situation can destroy a business. A capable...
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Private Equity Firms, Value Creation, Portfolio CEOs

Women in PE Forum Recap | December 2022

Every quarter we gather leading women in PE to discuss current industry topics and to offer intelligent women the chance to gather, share information, and decompress with one another. In our most recent event, we gathered to discuss debt markets, navigating recession in the portfolio, and diversity at the PE firm level. These forums are exclusively for women at private equity firms and follow Chatham House Rule, so listed below are high-level takeaways only. Debt Markets Difficult debt markets...
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Private Equity Firms

In the Know: How to Tackle Merger Integration

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, Scott Bellinger, BluWave Consulting Manager, shares some of the top reasons our clients bring in merger integration groups and the benefits they gain from them. Learn more by watching the video below. Interested in connecting with the PE-grade, specialized merger integration providers you need? Contact us here to quickly get started. Video...
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Private Equity Firms, Value Creation, Deal Teams

In the Know: The Importance of Interim CFOs

As part of an ongoing series, we’re sharing real-time trending topics we are hearing from the hundreds of PE firms we work with. In our most recent installment, Erez Schnaittacher, BluWave vice president of client coverage, shares the importance of interim CFOs and why they are a vital resource all PE firms should be taking advantage of. Learn more by watching the video below. Interested in connecting with interim CFOs? Contact us here to quickly get connected to the exact-fit interim CFO you...
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Private Equity Firms, Prep For Sale, Portfolio CEOs

ACG M&A East 2022 Event Recap

Our team had the chance to attend and sponsor ACG M&A East 2022 in Philadelphia on October 17th and 18th. At the conference, our founder & CEO, Sean Mooney, had the opportunity to be one of seven speakers to speak on the topic of “Trends and Best Practices in Value Creation”. In Sean’s presentation, he shared the most recent data in our Value Creation Index and the functional trends we have been seeing within that- specifically within HR, technology, and sales & marketing. The main points he...
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