🚀 11 Ways AI Is Changing Deal-Making (That Most People Still Ignore) Quick breakdown: - Find deals BEFORE they hit the market - Automate outreach + data collection - Analyze financials in seconds - Speed up due diligence 10x - Reduce research time from days → minutes - Predict cultural fit (huge for integrations) - Review legal contracts instantly - Track KPIs in real time - Improve businesses post-acquisition - Match deals with the right lenders - Benchmark valuation multiples instantly Big takeaway: 👉 AI isn’t replacing dealmakers 👉 It’s replacing slow dealmakers If you’re not using this yet, you’re at a massive disadvantage. We’ve put together a free training showing how to actually apply this: https://paulseabridge.online/free-dealmaker-training

Been a bit quiet lately… not gonna lie, I had to step back and really look at what I was doing. You ever feel like you’re putting in effort but something just isn’t clicking yet? That was me. But the last few days… something shifted. Not in a loud, overnight success kind of way. More like things finally starting to make sense. Less guessing. More clarity. I’m not fully “there” yet, but I can see the direction now… and that alone feels different. Curious if anyone else has gone through that phase where things feel slow… then suddenly start lining up? What changed for you?

I spoke yesterday with a UK lender managing a £500m loan book, primarily focused on asset backed lending — invoice finance, plant & machinery, and real estate. They fund a lot of management buy-ins (MBIs), and it was interesting to hear their perspective on where the real risks lie. Of course, the numbers matter cashflow, debt servicing capacity, and collateral but what truly concerns them is continuity of management. Lenders want to know: who’s actually running the business post completion? Are the existing managers staying on, or are they leaving? If they’re leaving, what’s the plan? Who knows the customers, the operations, the culture? It’s not just about whether the business can pay the interest it’s whether it can perform consistently once the ownership changes hands. When speaking to lenders, it’s vital to demonstrate a credible management transition plan. That might mean retaining key managers on earnouts or consultancy agreements, introducing an experienced chair or mentor to support the incoming team, or showing how systems and reporting are being strengthened. The more you can prove stability and continuity that the wheels will keep turning smoothly after completion the more confidence lenders will have to back your deal.

Hi guys. I know what works for me. What works for you?

Nothing happens if you do nothing. Today, I have managed to generate another forty letters to PSCs of thirty individual companies. Tonight while sitting with my wife I am generating another thirty company letters. Trying to fit things in to reach your goals is tough around other daily commitments. But if you want something enough and the goal is big enough you can be declined and dedicated. Dedication and commitment to the goal / dream is what it takes. Clear ones head. Take small steps each day and you will get there.