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software merger integration

Merger integration consultant urgently needed for software & industrial services merger

PE firm critically needs merger integration experts A PE operating partner came to us with a critical need for a merger integration consultant to help them develop a playbook, provide resource coaching, and execute a planned merger of their existing portco with a new add-on in the software sector of the industrial services industry. With […]

PE Firms
Operations
Value Creation
ESG consultant

ESG consultant needed across portfolio

PE founder needs ESG consultant for 3-year plan A PE firm founder came to us with a critical need for an ESG consultant that could help their firm develop an ESG plan and implement it across their portfolio. Having recently recognized the growing importance of ESG to GPs and LPs, they urgently needed a specialized […]

PE Firms
Operations
Value Creation
Value Creation

Full value creation vitally needed for carveout

Firm needs value creation providers across services A PE firm came to us with a critical need for multiple value creation providers for a recently acquired manufacturing portco. A new carveout from a large company, the firm needed to engage multiple providers to aid with the carveout process over the next 14 months before the […]

PE Firms
Operations
Value Creation
Interim CFO carveout

Interim CFO Crucially Needed for Portco Carveout

Firm needs interim CFO to lead carveout A principal at a PE firm came to us with a critical need for an interim CFO to lead the carveout of a manufacturing company that they had just signed on. With closing occurring in 60 days and a 12-month TSA that would then begin, the firm urgently […]

PE Firms
Deal Team
Value Creation
FDA Compliance

Compliance group urgently needed for quality control process

Urgent need for FDA compliance group A PE firm’s principal of operations came to us with a critical need for a compliance group that could help them assess a target pharmaceutical manufacturing company’s FDA-certified quality control process. Working on a fragile deal, the firm needed an expert provider who could assess the company’s processes in […]

PE Firms
Operations
Value Creation
Leadership Coach Image

Leadership coach vitally needed for new CFO

Leadership Coach needed to mentor new CFO A PE firm principal came to us with a critical need for a CFO consultant for their manufacturing portco. Since their seasoned CFO left the company around a year ago, a young, less experienced CFO entered the leadership role. Having never been a CFO before, the firm needed […]

PE Firms
Deal Team
Value Creation
Cost reduction

Cost reduction group hired to analyze legacy supply contracts

Cost reduction group needed to immediately cut costs A private equity firm acquired a leading plastics company that designed and manufactured innovative plastic-injection-molded products. The firm believed there was room for improvement and cost reductions in the company’s supply contracts. Still, it lacked certainty given the nature of the portfolio company’s products and its specific […]

PE Firms
Operations
Value Creation
Interim CHRO software

Interim CHRO Urgently Needed for Software Portco

Firm needs top interim CHRO for fast growing portco  A managing director came to us with a critical need for an interim CHRO for their software portfolio company. Having recently experienced meaningful growth through M&A, the portfolio company urgently needed a top interim CHRO to act as a strategic HR partner to the CEO and […]

PE Firms
Human Capital
Value Creation
Human Capital

Interim CHRO Urgently Needed for Professional Services Portco

Interim CHRO needed for high growth, professional services portco  A PE firm managing director came to us with a critical need for an interim CHRO for their professional services platform. Combining three companies to make the platform, the firm urgently needed a PE-grade interim head of HR to deal with contracts, advise future state systems, […]

PE Firms
Deal Team
Value Creation

Pre-close recruiters immediately needed

PE firm has critical need for pre-close recruiters for a target company An investment executive at a large cap PE firm came to us with a critical need to source trainers and university recruiters for a target company in the engineering industry. Prior to closing on the target company, the PE firm wanted to explore […]

PE Firms
Deal Team
Value Creation
GTM strategist

GTM strategist vitally needed to accelerate growth

PE firm needs GTM strategist to grow financial services portfolio company A managing director came to us with a critical need for a growth strategy consultant for their financial services company. After several years of holding the company and experiencing annual organic growth, the PE firm was looking to accelerate growth within the portfolio company […]

PE Firms
Deal Team
Value Creation

Executive Recruiter Needed for Hospitality-Focused Portco

Firm comes to BluWave with executive recruiter need for portco A D.C.-based LMM firm came to us with an executive recruiter need for one of their portfolio companies. This hospitality-focused portco had just acquired assets from one of its largest competitors and was moving into a larger warehouse. The firm urgently needed to place a […]

PE Firms
Human Capital
Value Creation

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