Research·Three reports·September 2026·By Murray Newlands
AI Reports for Dealmakers, September 2026
Three September 2026 reports, each reading the same first-party Enterprise AI Buying and Budget Index data for a different desk and setting it against published industry research. None carries survey data of its own: every figure is drawn from the source report named beside it.
- 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, September 2026, with every figure and its base listed on the Executive AI Statistics page. Return to all September editions.