AI PE Playbook
The playbook for how artificial intelligence is reshaping private equity.
We are believers in private equity, and in what it can do with artificial intelligence. Here is what firms are actually doing, where the real opportunities are, and the tools, vendors, and talent that make it happen. Built to serve the whole PE ecosystem: the firms deploying AI, the limited partners allocating to them, the vendors helping, and the talent building the capability.
Updated daily · index of all editions
A daily digest of news at the intersection of artificial intelligence and private equity: AI-driven fundraising, deals and exits, turnarounds, and how AI is reshaping sponsor strategy across independent sponsors and traditional firms.
Updated twice daily (10:00 AM & 5:00 PM ET) · index of all editions
AI news cross-referenced with prediction-market prices (Kalshi, Polymarket) to surface where crowd intelligence is shifting. Tracks price movements on AI model releases, compute, and regulatory outcomes.
Directory · browse the directory
The platforms, infrastructure, and partners helping PE firms and their portfolio companies deploy artificial intelligence. Browse by use case or category, and see which tools apply at the portfolio-company level versus the management-company level.
Profiles · all firm profiles
A profile of major PE firms with an analysis of their reported use of artificial intelligence, based on public information. See the AI Adoption Index ranking and what each firm has actually reported doing.
Head-to-head · all comparisons
Practical "best of" breakdowns of the tools that matter for PE: portfolio reporting, knowledge management, deal sourcing, due diligence, and more. Each page lists the strongest options for a use case, with a short take and a comparison table.
Tools · all calculators
Practical tools to estimate the value of AI at the firm or portfolio-company level. Start with the AI ROI Calculator to model cost savings, productivity gains, payback period, and 3-year ROI with transparent, adjustable math.
The AI PE Briefing
Newsletter · coming soon
A short weekly briefing on how artificial intelligence is reshaping private equity. Practical and optimistic, with the receipts. One useful development, one tool or number you can use, and where the market is heading. No hype, no fluff. Signup opens soon — in the meantime, get in touch.
Figures · all figures
The people who built private equity, going back centuries. From the early partnerships to the leveraged-buyout pioneers and modern operators, each with the AI angle where relevant.
Deals · all deals
The landmark deals that shaped private equity, from the early leveraged buyouts of the 1970s and 1980s to the largest take privates of the modern era. Each deal is a turning point that changed how the industry works.
Markets · all markets
How private equity looks in the major markets around the world. The US built the template, but each country has developed its own style, driven by local capital, regulation, and industry structure. See where AI is changing the game in each market.
Terms · all terms
Plain English definitions of the terms that come up constantly in private equity and in the AI world reshaping it. Deal terms, return metrics, fund structure, and the AI vocabulary you will hear in every strategy conversation. Every term has a short definition and a concrete example.
Test yourself · all quizzes
Test your knowledge of private equity: the deal terms, the history, the major figures, and the AI in PE landscape. Three quizzes, instant scoring and explanations.
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