Private equity firms and their portfolio companies recognize the importance of talent to their success. Look no further than the aggressive recruiting and back-filling that goes on every day across the industry.
Some Falling Behind: Still, some firms are further along than others in developing their talent functions. While nearly all firms take the lead or at least catalyze the hiring of portfolio company executives, a new report being unveiled today finds fewer than half collecting HR data from portfolio companies in order to pinpoint risks.
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This week BluWave announced the recipients of the 2023 Top Private Equity Innovator Awards–recognizing the top 2 percent of PE firms for their innovative practices in proactive due diligence, transformative value creation, ESG and private equity firm operations.*
BluWave is trusted by more than 500 leading PE firms on thousands of critical projects, giving us a unique perspective into key trends in private equity. In Q3, we supported leading PE firms as they continued to run towards the storm, focusing on unique strategies that would allow them to thrive in the economic downcycle. Top takeaways from Q3 include:
In the latest episode of BluWave’s Karma School of Business podcast, host Sean Mooney sits down with HCI Equity PartnersCo-Founder and Managing Partner Doug McCormick to discuss building world-class teams, how to scale your leadership along with your business and company culture, how HCI Equity Partners helps entrepreneurs realize their vision, and more.
BluWave is trusted by more than 500 leading PE firms on thousands of critical projects, giving us a unique perspective into key trends in private equity. In Q2, we supported leading PE firms as they began mobilizing for a likely recession, embracing risk as opportunity. Top trends from Q2 include: