The Savantiq team has been on the road recently, attending a series of conferences across Finland, the UK, and the Netherlands. Each event brought a variety of ideas and fresh perspectives from leaders in corporate development, venture capital, and technology. Yet despite the diversity of conversations, three defining themes emerged consistently across all three gatherings - themes that are shaping the future of M&A, investing, and value creation.
One of the most frequently highlighted points was the transformative impact of collecting, structuring, and automating data flows. Organisations that bring order to their data and build automated workflows around it unlock significant value, creating continuous feedback loops that connect sourcing, execution, and integration across deals..
This isn’t just about efficiency. Seamless data movement across teams and deal stages turns information into a strategic asset - enabling faster, more informed decision-making, improving collaboration, and driving more consistent outcomes throughout the investment lifecycle.
The second major takeaway: vertical AI is emerging as one of the most impactful spaces to operate in. While generic AI solutions remain largely the domain of big tech players with the scale and resources to develop foundational models, the industry is ripe for purpose-built systems that solve domain-specific challenges.
Solutions tailored for M&A and investment workflows can enhance efficiency and effectiveness while remaining flexible enough to address the nuances of complex processes. This is where AI delivers immediate, scalable value - solving high-impact problems rather than attempting to solve everything.
The third theme was perhaps the most strategic: the future belongs to organisations that combine human expertise with AI, and do so effectively. A growing consensus is emerging that, within the next three to five years, companies that fail to integrate AI meaningfully into their operations risk falling behind.
A standout moment came in Amsterdam, where Sanofi joined us on stage to share their expertise in acquisitions, divestments, and integrations. They explained how they use Savantiq to support these processes as part of a broader corporate development programme, delivering tangible results.
The next step for every company isn’t simply to experiment with AI; it’s to identify where it can (or already does) create real value, define a clear strategy for its future use, and execute that strategy with purpose.
As we’ve seen across Europe’s M&A investment landscape, those who align data, domain-specific AI, and human intelligence into a single, coherent approach are helping shape what comes next.
Cover photo by Federica Galli
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