AI in M&A has moved from pilot to practice, but it will not, at least in the near term, displace human expertise in the deal room. (Source: Freepik) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

By Hemant Krishna

M&A work is an acquired taste. Lawyers, bankers, and analysts — chasing the adrenaline of a closing — burn the midnight oil dissecting contracts, spreadsheets, and data rooms for that one buried risk or hidden value driver. Most of those who work on deals agree that M&A advisory is an endurance sport; it is about grinding it out. Perhaps that is why, over the past year, founders, students, and fellow lawyers have asked me the same question more times than I can count: what does artificial intelligence mean for transactional work — the bread and butter of banker

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