Applying Generative AI to the M&A Process
I recently came across a quote regarding AI in the professional world and the sentiment was basically this: Rather than being replaced by AI, a person is more likely to be replaced by a peer that is able to use AI to perform their job more efficiently. Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is rapidly being adopted in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) workflows, with a majority of organizations having moved past the experimentation phase and into execution . A recent Big Four study, based on a survey of 1,000 senior corporate and private equity (PE) M&A leaders, highlights the speed of adoption and the challenges that remain. Key Adoption Facts and Figures High Integration Rate: 86% of responding organizations have integrated GenAI into their M&A workflows . Of those, 65% did so within the past year. Significant Investment: 83% of GenAI adopters have invested $1 million or more in the technology specifically for their M&A t...