Mergers and acquisitions promise growth, efficiency, and competitive advantage—but most deals fail to deliver the value leaders expect. In many cases, critical risks and obligations remain buried in contracts until after the deal closes.
This executive report examines why contracts play a defining role in M&A success or failure. It explores how incomplete visibility into contract terms, change-of-control provisions, and fragmented data creates risk during diligence and slows value realization for banks and financial institutions.
You'll also learn how advances in AI are reshaping contract review—enabling deal teams to surface risk earlier, reduce uncertainty, and accelerate post-close integration by turning contracts into a source of insight rather than friction.
What you'll learn:
- The contract blind spots that commonly derail M&A value
- Why traditional "material contract" reviews miss critical risk
- How AI improves diligence speed, scale, and accuracy
- What banking and financial services leaders should prioritize pre- and post-close