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. . 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 . To ensure that you never miss an episode of Transform NOW, be sure to subscribe!