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Business/Financial

Artificial Intelligence A Key Capability In M&A Targets, Private Equity Firm Says

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, October 7th, 2019

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Artificial Intelligence A Key Capability In M&A Targets, Private Equity Firm Says

Companies looking to acquire other businesses are mainly interested in obtaining high technology capabilities, with artificial intelligence (AI) high on the list, according to a report by the private equity firm Capstone Headwaters. Mergers and acquisition (M&A) “activity has largely been driven by technology and intelligence, with buyers expanding capabilities in software, data analytics, and predictive intelligence,” Capstone says in its second quarter 2019 C4ISR M&A Coverage Report. “Modern technology is key to effectively synchronizing complex intelligence data between air,…

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