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Private equity looks to the CIO as value multiplier

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As private equity firms invest in companies, they aim to increase value rapidly, and leveraging technology is a key strategy in achieving this objective,” he says. Every aspect of the business is dependent on some type of technology.” Merrill is surprised that he’s still pitched PE investments that don’t include a technology component.

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Venture Capital in the Age of AI: Transforming Due Diligence

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On the AlphaSense platform, this reality rings true as we noticed an over 50% increase in documents mentioning “due diligence” over the past year. Once an arduous and time-consuming task, the dawn of artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (genAI) has transformed the way venture capital investors conduct due diligence.

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Bud Financial helps banks and their customers make more informed decisions using AI with DataStax and Google Cloud

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Bud Financial helps financial institutions deliver that context to their customers, empowering them to get the most out of their finances by unlocking rich insights from transactional data with AI. Organizations must ensure their technology stack can handle immense data flow. Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

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The Ultimate Due Diligence Guide

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Consequently, the deals coming through your doors require extra scrutiny, and your criteria for due diligence needs to shift to take into account market changes. However, conducting poor due diligence can lead to costly mistakes. rising inflation, supply chains disrupted by COVID-19, etc.) have muddied waters.

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Due Diligence During Economic Downturn

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In periods of high risk, renewed attention is brought to due diligence and what should concern your decision-making. Analysts and strategic decision-makers leverage these documents to get insight into a company’s finances and operations, conduct a competitive analysis, and evaluate target investments. Is Cash Flow Stable?

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The HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster

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Around the turn of the century, Autonomy Corporation was one of the darlings of the UK technology industry, specializing in knowledge management and enterprise search. November 2005: Autonomy agrees to buy search technology developer Verity for $500 milllion, its third acquisition of the year after NCorp (in February) and etalk (in June).

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5 pitfalls to avoid when partnering with startups

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Enterprise technology leaders are actively partnering with startups to help make their organizations more innovative and agile. Co-creating with startups can help kickstart innovation , provide CIOs with access to hard-to-find skills in emerging technologies, and round out digital transformational strategies.

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