EY Diligence Edge: Analysis and M&A deal platform

What EY Diligence Edge M&A deal platform can do for you

With the time available for due diligence processes shrinking and the volume of data growing, the pressure is increasing on businesses to make the right deal, at the right price, with the right client, so they can realize mergers and acquisitions (M&A) growth ambitions and stay ahead of the competition. It’s more important than ever to identify potential risks earlier in the diligence process, and to avoid missing crucial data or making costly miscalculations by embracing fast and insightful analysis that prevents knowledge gaps and underpins more dynamic strategic decision-making.

Navigating the changing M&A landscape using an M&A deal platform

Information plays a critical role in driving value in M&A and businesses benefit from having a comprehensive understanding of the financials, the competitors, the market and the industry. However, the fast-paced and changing M&A landscapes make it ever harder to stay ahead. 

To help overcome the challenges and foster greater deal potential, EY Diligence Edge, a due diligence tool trained by EY practitioners, leverages advanced technologies with real-time-data market-scanning capabilities, to transform the transaction journey and reduce risk and potential deal-breakers.  

An augmented process that is part machine yet all human 

EY Diligence Edge meets new and emerging needs by bringing together EY professional insights and the powerful AI of IBM Watson. With machine-learning capabilities growing together with our practitioners, this due diligence technology is able to understand and identify important diligence topics and continues to become smarter with broader coverage and insights that increase in relevancy over time.

How will AI unlock the power of data to give your deal the edge? 

By automating parts of the due diligence process and reducing the manual work required for transaction professionals, more focus can be put on higher value-add activities, such as risk mitigation and strategic analysis. 

EY Diligence Edge is used by EY practitioners to correlate what’s happening in the real world with what’s happening in the deal. With deeper and more in-depth due diligence, EY teams help to deliver better insights which lead to better decisions and, ultimately, better outcomes.