Whether you are evaluating a transaction, building a stronger finance organization, untangling years of disconnected data or simply facing a problem your team does not have the time or expertise to solve, Blue Ops is ready to step in.
Experienced people. Better intelligence. Real execution.
Blue Ops was built in the world of high-stakes M&A, where speed matters, the questions are hard and the numbers have to stand up to scrutiny. Today, we bring that same rigor to finance, operations, data and AI—combining experienced people with better intelligence to help businesses, investors and advisors move with confidence and create lasting value.
Mike Skillingstad
Founder/CEO, Blue Ops
Our Approach
Built for Every Stage of Your Business.
No two businesses follow the same path. Growth brings new demands, change creates new questions, and the support you need today may look very different tomorrow.
Blue Ops works across transactions, finance, operations, data, analytics and technology — bringing the right expertise when and where it is needed, whether for a defined project, a critical moment or a longer-term need. We take the time to understand the business, the challenge and what success looks like so we can get to the right answers faster and deliver work that makes a difference.
Our measure of success is not how long we stay. It is what your business is able to achieve because we were there.
M&A Planning & Transaction Services • Office of the CFO • Operations & Augmented Finance
Where We Play
De-Risking Every Stage, From Diligence to Exit.
Our solutions are built around the exact gaps that continue to challenge middle-market PE firms, investment banks, and PortCo management teams. We handle the complexity so management teams can focus on running the business and deal teams can focus on closing deals.
Where Blue Ops Makes a Difference in Your Process
Our Technology
Your Unfair Advantage.
News: Timely Intelligence on What Matters the Most
The Wellness M&A Hot Streak Shows No Signs of Slowing Down
P&G's $3.8 billion acquisition of Thorne is part of a broader rush by large consumer companies toward science-backed wellness, supplements and brands positioned around longevity, functional nutrition and GLP-1-related consumer behavior. Thorne surpassed $500 million in annual revenue in 2025 after previously being taken private by L Catterton for $680 million, while investors increasingly say strong first-party consumer data and direct customer relationships can command a premium. For consumer-company owners and investors, this is a particularly useful valuation signal: strategic buyers appear increasingly willing to pay for businesses positioned around durable behavioral shifts rather than simply broad category growth.
Fractional CFOs See Demand Surge in AI Age
Demand for interim C-suite leadership has climbed sharply, while interim CFO demand is up 14% year over year and financial controls, accounting and audit capabilities remain especially sought after. The interesting business-services implication is not simply a hiring shortage — it is a shift in how sophisticated companies access senior expertise, favoring variable and on-demand talent models in some functions.
HVAC Price Increase List: August 2026
Manufacturers are implementing a broad new round of HVACR increases across equipment, controls, sheet metal, motors, valves and parts. Many increases are in the mid-single digits, but certain categories reach well into double digits. For contractors, the immediate issue is quote validity, inventory purchasing, price pass-through and job-level margin — not headline inflation.
Monthly New Residential Construction, June 2026
Overall housing starts jumped in June, but the underlying picture was much less robust for the single-family market: single-family starts edged lower while permits fell again. For home services operators, slower new-home construction can shift more economic activity toward the enormous installed base of existing homes, while softer permitting also provides an important signal for businesses exposed to new construction demand.
The Census data show overall starts rising 19% to a 1.427 million annualized rate, while single-family starts slipped 0.2% and single-family permits declined 2.4%.
Preliminary July Consumer Sentiment Results
Consumer sentiment improved sharply in July, rising nearly 10% from June, but remains almost 12% below its level a year ago. Retailers therefore face a consumer who may be feeling somewhat better at the margin without yet feeling genuinely confident—a distinction that argues for continued caution around discretionary demand and second-half forecasts.
Retail Sales Rise Just 0.2%, but Shoppers Remain Resilient Beyond the Gas Pump
Retail growth slowed to 0.2% in June, but sales excluding gas stations increased a much stronger 0.7%, with consumers continuing to spend selectively on autos, online shopping and seasonal categories. The message for retailers is less that the consumer has stopped spending and more that where consumers choose to spend is becoming increasingly discriminating, putting greater pressure on value propositions, assortment and promotional effectiveness.
