The Dealist
The Dealist
Podcast Description
The Dealist is your insider’s guide to the world of M&A. This podcast, presented by SS&C Intralinks, brings you candid conversations with top dealmakers and thought leaders, exploring the trends, challenges and strategies shaping today’s deal landscape. Hosted by journalist Catherine Ford, The Dealist delivers expert perspectives to keep corporate and private equity dealmakers like you ahead of the curve.
Explore our INsights blog for more expert analysis and industry trends. https://intralinks.com/insights
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast delves into various themes related to M&A, primarily focusing on due diligence, deal confidentiality, and evolving strategies. Episodes tackle topics like deal leaks, cybersecurity measures, the impact of leaks on the market, advanced diligence methodologies, and real-world case studies, illustrating complex challenges within the M&A landscape.
The Dealist is your insider’s guide to the world of M&A. This podcast, presented by SS&C Intralinks, brings you candid conversations with top dealmakers and thought leaders, exploring the trends, challenges and strategies shaping today’s deal landscape. Hosted by journalist Catherine Ford, The Dealist delivers expert perspectives to keep corporate and private equity dealmakers like you ahead of the curve.
Explore our INsights blog for more expert analysis and industry trends. https://intralinks.com/insights
GenAI has moved from buzz to real utility — and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is on the edge of its next big shift. In the Season 2 finale of The Dealist podcast, host Catherine Ford talks with Austin Corbett of Accenture and Jon Martin of SS&C Intralinks about the early signals of what’s coming, from the rise of agentic AI and smarter diligence workflows to the long-term potential for a digital twin that mirrors the entire deal process in near-real time.
Listen to learn:
- How next-gen technology is reshaping every stage of dealmaking
- What Accenture’s latest research reveals about AI’s role in the future of M&A
- How serial acquirers are investing in AI to accelerate value capture
- The ways AI will assist valuations, reduce wasted deal effort and support stronger decision-making
- How agentic AI could operate as an autonomous partner in the deal process
- Why a digital twin for M&A may be closer than many expect
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Timestamps
0:45 Introductions
2:15 Early-stage AI trends
5:30 AI’s competitive edge
7:04 Next-gen tech is reshaping every stage of dealmaking
7:25 Accenture research: AI will revolutionize how deals are done
9:56 Serial acquirers are investing in AI
12:27 AI’s impact now and in the future of M&A
14:00 How AI will help valuations
16:45 Upskilling deal teams to future-proof
19:43 DealCentre AI showcase
20:23 Agentic AI — an autonomous deal team member
23:38 AI will reduce effort on deals that won’t ever close
26:30 The most strategic teams will use AI to win
26:52 We’ve just scratched the surface of what AI can do in M&A
28:28: A digital twin for M&A
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