AI Reports for Dealmakers, October 2026: private equity, investment banking, general counsel

October 2026 editions

The Private Equity AI Report, October 2026Diligence moves from capability to control: 80 percent run production agents while only 44 percent have full cost visibility, and 37 percent of applicable access answers still run on shared accounts.
The Investment Banking AI Report, October 2026Usage pricing leads founders at 43 percent while fewer than half of operators have full real-time cost visibility: revenue can scale before margin understanding does.
The General Counsel AI Report, October 2026Liability follows the production chain: 13 percent still report no single AI owner, and shared service accounts, 37 percent of applicable answers, are the most important new legal fact.

September 2026 editions

The Private Equity AI Report, September 2026Six first-party numbers for AI due diligence: who signs, which budget line, the headcount claim, the payback gap, agent access, and portfolio ROI.
The Investment Banking AI Report, September 2026Revenue quality in AI companies is set by which seat bought and how it pays: usage 43 percent, outcome 24, and a 28-point CEO-to-CFO payback gap.
The General Counsel AI Report, September 2026Liability for an agent follows whoever signs first: 11 percent report no AI owner, 67 percent of CISOs name agent access, 35 percent have a budget for it.

The underlying data is published in the Executive AI Leverage Report, October 2026, with every figure and its base listed on the Executive AI Statistics page. Return to all editions.