Whether helping businesses grow through divestitures and carve outs, or optimizing diligence for corporate board members and C-Suite decision makers, AI and ML in M&A are here to stay. We always read about new technology disrupting the status quo through innovation and AI, but how is this changing Mergers and Acquisitions? I was pleased to take a deep dive this month in Dallas -- discussing what's new since last year's The Deal conference in Chicago -- with my Grant Thornton colleagues Jim Peko, National Managing Principal of Transaction Services, and Jason Pizza, Managing Director of Strategic Solutions. Technology is nothing new in the complex world of M&A. For years, conventional technologies like Excel spreadsheets were central to analysts' M&A work.