NASHVILLE, TN – BluWave, the business builders’ network for private equity grade due diligence and value creation needs, announced today that Council Capital is a recipient of the 2023 Top Private Equity Innovator Award for the second consecutive year. The awards recognize select private equity firms for exemplary innovation and leadership. Recipients of the BluWave 2023 Private Equity Innovator Awards represent the top 2% in the private equity industry for due diligence, value creation, ESG, and PE firm operations*.
“We are proud to be recognized by BluWave for the second consecutive year,” says Grant Jackson, Managing Partner, Council Capital. “This recognition is a direct result of the strong partnerships we’ve built across a broad ecosystem, including our CEO Council Members, strategic investors, and portfolio company teams. We continue to seek partnerships with healthcare companies that improve patient lives, provide quality services, and offer innovative solutions.”
The BluWave 2023 Top Private Equity Innovator Award recipients were selected based upon a rigorous assessment in consultation with leading limited partners, investment bankers, and other thought leaders in the private equity ecosystem. BluWave partners with more than 500 leading private equity firms and has a one-of-a-kind perspective that enables it to uniquely understand best practices and innovation in private equity.
Private equity firms were assessed across the following criteria:
- Proactive due diligence practices
- Transformative value creation
- Embracement of ESG
- Modern private equity firm operations
“The Top Private Equity Innovators have demonstrated an ability to stay ahead of changing environments, engage in transformative due diligence and value creation, and embrace the strategic value of ESG,” says Sean Mooney, Founder and CEO, BluWave. “They are leaders in creating economic opportunities and building businesses that provide jobs, and we commend them on their innovation and success for the second year in a row.”
For complete information on the BluWave 2023 Private Equity Innovator Awards and the recipients, please visit https://www.bluwave.net/awards/.
ABOUT COUNCIL CAPITAL
Council Capital is a leading healthcare-focused private equity firm based in Nashville, Tennessee. We invest in lower middle market healthcare companies ($10-100M enterprise value) on the ‘right side of change’ in the healthcare industry – where growth will accelerate as cost pressure and quality demands increase. Our unique model helps support management teams in growing their businesses by drawing upon the relationships and resources of our CEO Council, Strategic Healthcare Investors, and Value Creation Team. The Council network, anchored by its CEO Council of 34 senior private and public sector executives who have personally invested over $140M in our funds, has direct relationships with payers, providers, and employers who represent more than two-thirds of the country’s managed care lives, numerous provider organizations, and millions of self-insured lives.
ABOUT BLUWAVE
BluWave is the business builders’ network for private equity grade service provider needs. The company’s platform combines concierge-like consultative support with technology, data, and AI to expertly connect businesses with proven providers across due diligence, value creation, and prep for sale. The BluWave Vetted™ network is an invite-only ecosystem of top tier individuals and service providing groups. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, BluWave ranks as one of America’s fastest growing companies and today serves more than 500 leading private equity firms and thousands of proactive businesses. Visit BluWave.net to learn more.