Accenture Survey: Gen AI Has Potential to Address Due Diligence Challenges for Private Equity

Surveyed private equity executives say generative AI to transform deal screening and due diligence, resulting in greater value creation.

The survey of 251 private equity executives across North America found that:

• 83% of professionals surveyed feel there is substantial room for improvement in conducting due diligence, including with the help of generative AI.
• 97% of PE executives see at least some impact from the adoption of AI, generative AI, automation and analytics.
• 62% anticipate these technologies to fundamentally transform these crucial processes.

Amidst an increasingly competitive private equity market, a new report from Accenture finds that while 90% of private equity executives believe that higher quality due diligence consistently improves value creation planning, most (83%) simultaneously feel there is substantial room for improvement, including with the help of generative AI.