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EPISODE · May 5, 2026 · 31 MIN

What AI Exit Readiness Looks Like for PE-Backed Companies

from AI & PE: The Future of Value Creation · host Accordion Intelligence

What does it actually mean to be AI-ready at exit - and how has that bar shifted in just the last 12 months? Kyle Roemer sits down with Giacomo Sonnino, Advisory Director at Charlesbank, to unpack what buyers are looking for today and what separates differentiated companies from ones just keeping up.Giacomo breaks down three levels of AI value creation, why companies stuck in pilot purgatory are falling behind, and what AI theater looks like in diligence. He also makes the case that finance isn't a future opportunity; it's a proven one. And every CFO needs two answers: what you're doing today at your existing company today - and what the finance function of the future will be.AI & PE: The Future of Value Creation is brought to you by Accordion.https://www.accordion.com/

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