Portco CEO needs to hire new Head of Sales The CEO of a residential services portfolio company came to us with a critical need for a recruiting firm that could source a Head of Sales for the company. The business’ primary focus was equipment rental, waste management, and construction; therefore, the CEO needed a candidate […]
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 […]
BluWave works with over 500 PE firms from around the globe as well as their portfolio companies and proactive independent companies, connecting them with BluWave-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, […]
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 […]
Strong interim CHRO needed to lead HR in healthcare services portco A proactive healthcare services company came to us with a critical need for an interim CHRO. With the current head of HR leaving and the recruiting process taking longer than normal, the healthcare services company needed a strong HR leader with role and industry […]
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 […]
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 how VPs are putting plans and resources in place in the face of a recession as well as how […]
I get asked a lot of questions about how to build a business, and how to do it with as few headaches as possible. Not that I’ve totally figured it out, but I’ve certainly made my fair share of missteps and gratefully have learned something along the way. From investing, to hiring, to reducing headcount, […]
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 […]
VP immediately needs a top interim executive for portco A large cap VP came to us with an immediate need for a 3-month interim executive to set up a procurement office at one of their portfolio companies. Focused on healthcare technology, the portco didn’t have an existing procurement office. They were procuring technology from a […]
Last month, our team had the chance to attend Hunt Scanlon’s private equity recruiting conference in New York. At the conference, our founder & CEO, Sean Mooney, had the opportunity to sit on the panel, “The Art of Building Private Equity Leadership Teams,” alongside Jimmy Holloran of ParkerGale Capital, Amanda Roberts of L Catterton, Michelle […]
Interim CEO with manufacturing expertise needed to help grow business A principal at a LMM PE firm approached us with a critical need for an interim CEO with deep manufacturing expertise. Having held their manufacturing portfolio company for a full year, the firm was looking to bring in a new CEO in order to transition […]
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