Key Takeaways
- 1.AI in M&A is a LinkedIn group for deal practitioners, built on one premise: deal processes are fundamentally changing with AI.
- 2.The goal is to learn and share what works, what has been tried, and real experience with AI in M&A.
- 3.Members get tool breakdowns, access to the people building the tools, and candid practitioner accounts, including what fell flat.
- 4.AI in M&A falls under Under the Hood of M&A, the HumanaQ newsletter and podcast.
- 5.Planned additions include live webinar sessions on new tools and processes, and shared docs with frameworks and prompts.
Short answer
AI in M&A is a LinkedIn group for deal professionals. It exists because deal processes as we know them are fundamentally changing with AI. The goal is simple: learn and share what works, what has been tried, and what practitioners are actually experiencing with AI in their deal workflows. The group is part of Under the Hood of M&A, the HumanaQ newsletter and podcast.
Why this group exists
AI now touches every stage of a transaction: sourcing, modelling, document review, diligence, and post-close integration. The number of tools and claims has grown faster than any single deal team can evaluate them. Most of what gets published is either too generic to act on or written to sell a product.
The useful information sits elsewhere. It sits with the practitioners running live processes, who know which tool saved a week of work and which one produced an impressive demo and nothing in production. AI in M&A puts those practitioners in one place so that knowledge can move between them.
Part of Under the Hood of M&A
AI in M&A falls under Under the Hood of M&A, our newsletter and podcast. Each part does a different job:
- The newsletter carries long-form analysis on AI in deal work, execution risk, and how deal processes are being rebuilt.
- The podcast carries conversations with practitioners and with the founders building tools for M&A.
- The AI in M&A group is where the conversation continues, and where members bring their own experience into it.
The newsletter is published on Substack. Articles are collected at Under the Hood of M&A on this site.
What you will find in the group
Breakdowns of what AI tools are actually doing in deal workflows. Specifically what. Where in the process. And whether it is worth it. Not feature lists, but how a tool changes the work of a deal team on a real transaction.
Access to the people building the tools. Founders building AI for M&A are part of the group, and interviews with them are shared through Under the Hood of M&A. Members can ask them directly what their tools do and where the limits are.
Practitioners sharing what works and what does not. If you tried something in a process and it fell flat, that is worth more than a polished case study. Failed experiments save other teams time, and they rarely get published anywhere else.
Networking. This is still a networking group. Members are encouraged to make intros and connect with each other.
Who it is for
The group is for practitioners working in or around M&A who already accept that AI is changing deal work and want to understand that change at the level of their own process:
- PE investors and operating partners evaluating AI across diligence, value creation, and portfolio operations.
- Corporate development teams building AI into repeat acquisition programs rather than using it deal by deal.
- M&A advisors tracking how AI changes what clients expect and how advisory work is delivered.
- Integration leads responsible for the post-close period, where deal value is most often lost.
- Family office principals running direct deals, successions, and governance transitions.
- Founders and builders who want to stay close to the practitioners their tools serve.
How to get involved
If you just joined, start here:
- Drop a quick intro. Your name, what you do, and one thing you are currently trying to figure out with AI in your deal workflow.
- Share what you have tried. Tools, prompts, and processes, including the ones that did not work.
- Connect with other members. Make intros where they are useful.
- Invite others. Sharing the group with professionals in your network who would also benefit is appreciated.
What is coming next
Webinar sessions. Live sessions that break down new tools and processes as they reach the market.
Shared docs. Frameworks and the best prompts from members, collected in one place so they can be reused on live deals.
How the group connects to HumanaQ
HumanaQ runs Under the Hood of M&A and the AI in M&A group. HumanaQ measures behavioral execution risk in M&A: the gap between what a leadership team needs to do to deliver the deal thesis and what its behavioral profile shows it is likely to do under integration pressure. That work depends on a market that treats AI as part of the deal process, which is why we invest in the conversation.
The group itself is not about HumanaQ. It is about AI in M&A as a whole, and about the practitioners using it.
How to join
Request to join AI in M&A on LinkedIn, or read more on the community page. Membership is free.
Good to have you here.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Who is the AI in M&A community for?
- PE investors, operating partners, corporate development teams, M&A advisors, integration leads, family office principals, and founders building AI tools for deal work.
- How do I join the AI in M&A community?
- Request to join the AI in M&A group on LinkedIn. Once accepted, drop a short intro: your name, what you do, and one thing you are trying to figure out with AI in your deal workflow.
- How does AI in M&A relate to Under the Hood of M&A?
- AI in M&A is part of Under the Hood of M&A, the HumanaQ newsletter and podcast. The newsletter and podcast carry the long-form analysis and interviews. The group is where practitioners discuss them and share their own experience.
- Is the community a sales channel for HumanaQ?
- No. The group exists so practitioners can learn and share what works with AI in M&A. Member intros and connections are encouraged. Vendor pitches are not the point of the group.
