276. Driving M&A Value Through Automation and AI

On this podcast, Brad Hairston talks with Simon Ratcliffe, partner at Beyond M&A, who talks about his experience with performance improvement in the private equity sector and where automation and AI fit into it.

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Here’s what we talked with Simon about:

*How his psychology background factors into his current advisory work

*The current state of M&A activity

*Driving value creation in acquisitions

*The role of automation and AI in driving performance improvement

*How the GenAI explosion is impacting M&A activity

*The private equity company appetite for automation and AI

*The potential impact of GenAI on professional services and other industries

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