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NEW PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT.   Datasite and Emma Legal are partnering to connect live deal data with AI-powered legal due diligence.   The integration will allow legal teams to review current, permissioned Datasite data room content directly in Emma Legal, helping them identify missing documents, assess clause-level risks, and prepare source-linked findings without downloading and re-uploading files or rebuilding the data room in another system.

In Amsterdam - we asked the audience where activity is building, what might move the market next and how AI is changing the work of dealmakers. 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬: - Private equity-led transactions are seen as the strongest source of deal activity today. - PE exit pressure is expected to have the biggest positive impact on M&A over the next 12 months. - A further 25% pointed to increased defence, infrastructure and sovereignty-related spending, while 18% chose AI-driven productivity and value creation. - When we asked where AI is helping most, the same themes kept appearing: Productivity. Speed of analysis. Due diligence. Document review. Summarising information. - But the higher the stakes, the stronger the demand for human oversight. 61% would act on an AI-generated recommendation only alongside human analysis. 31% said AI should inform decisions, not recommend them. - 53% said relationship building will become more valuable as AI takes on more analytical work. Thank you to everyone in Amsterdam who voted and shared their perspective.

8️⃣ For junior dealmakers, the advice was clear: Challenge the model. Refine the output. Spot weak answers. Build your storytelling, emotional intelligence and network. Use the time AI gives back to get closer to clients, founders and colleagues.

9️⃣ The end game is still negotiation, trust and knowing when to act. Thank you to Marco, Sybren and Daan, to Diederik de Greef and Maxime Noël for leading the discussion and demo, and to everyone who joined us in Amsterdam.

Good morning from the Mandarin Oriental - Amsterdam. We’re getting ready to welcome dealmakers here this morning, excited to host such an interesting panel on 'AI and the Future of M&A'. Let's go team!

RT @SophiaAiExpert: @hebbia @DatasiteGlobal Huge partnership bringing Datasites live data room content into Hebbia with fully cited answers alongside internal deal context is a game changer for deal teams

Deals are about bringing things together. So why do you have so many separate tabs open? If you think it’s about time someone connected all the strands of dealmaking, check this out. Explore the essential M&A infrastructure with Rusty Wiley, President & CEO of Datasite.

NEW PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT. Datasite and @hebbia are partnering to accelerate AI-powered due diligence. The integration allows approved dealmakers to analyze live, permissioned Datasite data room content directly in Hebbia, helping teams identify risks and value drivers, verify findings with source citations, and create deal materials without exporting sensitive documents or bypassing data room permissions.

RT @hebbia: Hebbia is partnering with @DatasiteGlobal to bring live data room content into Hebbia. Now customers can analyze Datasite’s data room content alongside their firm’s internal deal context and market data, with every answer cited to its source. Read more in the comments.

THREAD - Jack Hickey, VP of Sales 1/6 I spend a lot of time speaking with investment banks about what’s happening across M&A. Four shifts have stood out so far in 2026. Here’s what I’m seeing 🧵

5/6 AI adoption has hit a turning point. 2026 has brought the biggest shift in investment bankers’ adoption of technology I’ve seen. A traditionally cautious industry is forming AI committees and redesigning processes around the technology.

6/6 The result goes beyond efficiency. Bankers are rethinking how they engage clients, run internal processes and work day to day. The pace and seriousness of AI adoption feel different this time.