Everything on Private Equity & M&A

AI prototyping enables rapid software replication, undermining traditional code-based valuation models in private equity.

Impact: Shifts acquisition focus toward defensible assets like data networks and customer relationships, compressing tech deal volumes and forcing portfolio companies to prove non-technical moats.

— from AI Disruption in Cybersecurity, M&A, and Creative Licensing · KI-Update – ein heise-Podcast· Jun 24, 2026