Human capital continues to be PE's largest focus area. Firms are moving quickly towards specialized experts and resources to stand out from peers.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. , April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- 

BluWave, a private equity-focused B2B Intelligent Marketplace, today released the latest quarterly PE report revealing Q1 2022 industry trends and predictions concentrated on value creation and due diligence. BluWave data reveals historic highs in value creation activity after a robust Q4 2021 acquisition period. Human resources continues to lead all functional activity and is still the PE industry's largest area of focus. PE firms are also keeping an emphasis on specialized, rather than generalist, capabilities in both human capital and service providers.

 

strategies, and talent recruitment and retention.
BluWave Managing Director Katie Marchetti added "At the beginning of 2018, HR was below 20% in the BluWave Activity Index and now for the seventh straight quarter it's trended above 35%, with the hottest position to fill in PE being Head of Human Capital. We see our data as a normalized distribution of what's happening in the private equity industry and that data is telling us that PE firms continue to focus on what's core, including bringing in amazing talent to their portfolio companies."

To request a copy of the full report, please visit https://bit.ly/3JZoNyp

BluWave is an innovative B2B Intelligent Marketplace that uses technology, data, and human ingenuity to connect more than 500 leading private equity firms and thousands of proactive businesses with best-in-class, pre-vetted, third parties for critical due diligence, value creation, and preparing for sale needs. BluWave's invitation-only Intelligent Marketplace includes private equity-grade service provider groups, independent consultants, and interim executives. Visit http://www.BluWave.net  for more information.