BLOGS. April 23, 2026
AI in Dealmaking Has Crossed the Tipping Point
Today's mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal teams are managing three to five AI tools simultaneously, applying them across sourcing, diligence, valuation and execution. That operational reality shows that AI has moved beyond the pilot phase in dealmaking. According to our benchmark "AI in Dealmaking: A Benchmark Study," produced by Reuters Insights in partnership with SS&C Intralinks, nearly half of M&A professionals now describe AI as fully integrated across most stages of their deal process, and a further four in ten report partial integration. Just one in ten remains in pilot or experimental mode. Deal teams have shifted from deciding whether to adopt AI to how well they can implement it.
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