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In The Know: Executive Search

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, we discuss why leading PE firms are choosing to engage specialized executive search firms over larger generalist recruiting firms. Learn more by watching the video below. Interested in connecting with a […]

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Human Capital Forum Recap | May 2022

Every quarter we bring together top PE HR and talent executives to discuss current industry topics and to offer talent leaders in private equity 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 […]

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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: CHROs are on the rise at both […]

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In The Know: Interim Executives

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, Keenan Kolinsky, talks about one of the ways private equity firms are responding to The Great Resignation – Interim Executives. He shares why the need […]

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REDIRECTED The Need for a People-Centric Approach to Business

Building and maintaining the right workforce has always been essential for successful companies, but this process has become increasingly difficult in the last two years. A tight labor market has led to surging competition for talent, and employee expectations have shifted dramatically. These factors give applicants more leverage than ever in the hiring process, which […]

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Human Capital Forum Recap | February 2022

Every quarter we bring together top PE HR and talent executives to discuss current industry topics and to offer talent leaders in private equity 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 […]

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The Experts Weigh In: Reflecting on Themes from 2021

One of the advantages of providing specialized solutions for more than 500 PE funds and business leaders is that we gain a 360-degree view about what is impacting portfolio companies and the private equity industry as a whole. From our hundreds of interactions with fund managers, interim executives, business leaders, and experts from across industries […]

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REDIRECTED How specialized recruiters ensure businesses find the right people

Scarcity is impacting pretty much every aspect of our lives, from groceries to car parts to, in particular, people. Finding the right people for your business has always been a herculean task but in the COVID and post-COVID era, it’s even harder. The highly-publicized Great Resignation has led to millions of capable people outright leaving […]

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How we did it: Critical need for interim controller to successfully support portco in sale process

Ready to sell one of their portfolio companies, a PE fund came to us urgently needing an interim controller that could help support their portco throughout the sale process. Knowing that there would be an influx of requests during the sale process, they were looking for an independent prep-for-sale resource that could help manage these […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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