AI for PE Professionals
From manual deal analysis to data-driven due diligence at speed
Stop iterating manually on models, presentations, and data requests. Start interacting with your data, your models, and your pipeline. Manage your investment process at speed, automated. No more chasing data requests.
Trusted by leading organisations
95%
Time saved on NDA review
90%
Faster expert interview summaries
80%
Reduction in IM analysis time
We know the pressure you're facing
As a PE professional, you're expected to create value for your fund while managing your business at the same time. Every AI vendor promises the world, but getting you 90% of the way there just isn't good enough. Close enough isn't right.
Endless manual, repetitive work
Updating models, changing assumptions, re-pasting graphs into new PowerPoint slides, making ten different versions of the same deck, updating long investment memorandum documents, pulling together all different sources and going through many different versions of everything. Checking that data requests are complete. It all adds up.
Chasing data across too many sources and stakeholders
You work with many different stakeholders, ask sell-side partners multiple times for the data you need, navigate cluttered data rooms trying to figure out when something was uploaded or re-uploaded. Due diligence reports come in different formats and templates, and you need to bring it all together into your own formats.
Multiple deals, one team, relentless pressure
You're managing multiple propositions at the same time, making different versions of models, bringing together complex due diligence from legal, financial, tax, and technology workstreams. All while convincing IC members to back the deal, extracting key insights from every workstream, and partners bringing you more work at the same time.
Greg and Wouter from WAIMAKERS inspired our portfolio's leadership team with a clear, practical vision of AI's potential. Their session, attended by over 45 CEOs and chairs, provided hands-on demos that were directly relevant to our companies.
Learn. Lead. Make.
How we help PE professionals turn AI into a repeatable value creation lever
Repeatable AI playbook across your portfolio
Deploy the same AI value-creation approach at every new acquisition. What works at PortCo A gets replicated at PortCo B and the next three companies you buy.
Playbook deployed across portfolioPortfolio AI capability building
Train portfolio company leadership teams on AI through structured programmes that build lasting capability. From awareness workshops for management boards to hands-on sessions for operational teams, we create AI champions across your entire portfolio.
AI champions per PortCoAI-readiness assessment for targets
Evaluate acquisition targets' data infrastructure, digital maturity, and AI readiness as part of your due diligence process. Assess whether your AI playbook can be deployed post-close and factor AI potential into deal valuation.
AI-readiness in diligence checklistAI governance and compliance framework
Establish the governance policies, data isolation standards, and compliance frameworks that satisfy your investors and regulators. Define AI usage guidelines across your fund and portfolio with clear risk boundaries and approval processes.
Investor-ready AI governanceCompressed due diligence that wins deals
Get to a bid faster in competitive auctions without sacrificing analytical rigor. Process data rooms in days, not weeks, with human-verified AI analysis.
40% faster diligenceFaster IC memo preparation
Generate first drafts of investment committee memos, NBO letters, and desktop research in hours instead of days.
10x faster draftsValidated time savings from 40+ PE funds
Real benchmarks from funds that deployed AI across their investment lifecycle
AI use cases mapped in one sprint
216
A large public-sector entertainment group (PE-owned) mapped 216 AI use cases across 23 departments in a single structured discovery sprint - building a prioritised backlog targeting €13M value by 2028
Projected programme ROI
11:1
Business case ROI at a €2B+ multi-brand services group - modelled from 32% productivity gains across 150 pilot users, with €300K+ in internal pilot revenue funding the next phase
Tender time reduction achieved
40%
Across multiple portfolio companies: AI-assisted proposal and tender workflows consistently deliver 40-67% time savings - with one company doubling simultaneous tender capacity from 4 to 8
Customer service automation
55%
A fintech portfolio company's AI agent now handles 55% of support tickets end-to-end - processing 80-90 tickets daily without human intervention, confirmed by their CS manager
“WAIMAKERS delivered a tailored and highly impactful Generative AI workshop for our investment team. The session was sharp, relevant, and packed with practical applications for PE. It gave our team a clear view of how AI can enhance deal sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio monitoring.”
Sophie Heijenberg
Investor - No Such Ventures
“Working with WAIMAKERS has been transformative. The team has an exceptional ability to make complex AI concepts accessible and directly applicable to our investment practice. Their structured approach helped us identify concrete opportunities.”
Marco de Jong
Manager Investeringen - NV NOM
“Very happy with the tailored Generative AI presentation for our team. Inspiring, concrete, and full of hands-on examples relevant to our daily investment practice.”
Hadewych Cels
Owner - Karmijn Kapitaal
“Wouter delivered an excellent, tailored Gen AI workshop for our fund. His deep understanding of both the technology and the investment landscape made the session invaluable for our team.”
Marcel Lubben
Investor - Brightlands Venture Partners
“WAIMAKERS provided our partnership with a comprehensive AI strategy session. Their understanding of PE operations and value creation made the recommendations immediately actionable across our portfolio.”
Luigi Vagnozzi
Senior Partner - Wise Equity
“What stood out was how specific and actionable the session was. From AI-powered company analysis to automated IC documentation, the workshop made the opportunities for productivity and competitive advantage very tangible.”
Rick van Boekel
Managing Partner - Airbridge Equity Partners
“WAIMAKERS brought genuine insight into how AI can transform our portfolio operations. The combination of strategic vision and practical implementation guidance was exactly what our partnership needed.”
Jo Thomson
Active Partnership Practice Director - 3i Group Plc
“The WAIMAKERS team provided a highly targeted session for our investment professionals. Their ability to connect AI capabilities to real PE workflows, from deal screening to portfolio reporting, was exceptional.”
Sebastiaan Klein
Investment Director - Foreman Capital
AI across the PE investment lifecycle
Validated use cases from 40+ PE funds - from deal sourcing through exit
Deal Sourcing & Screening
Move from reactive deal flow to proactive sourcing. Screen thousands of targets, auto-generate one-pagers from IMs, and enrich prospects with market intelligence - before the competition does.
- ✓AI-powered screening against custom investment criteria
- ✓Automated IM analysis: 2-3 hrs → 15-30 min (80% time saved)
- ✓One-pager generation from information memoranda in minutes
- ✓Prospect enrichment with financials, news, and competitive data
- ✓Weekly AI-curated target lists delivered to your inbox
Questions we hear from PE managers
Addressing the real concerns before you have to ask
"We can't experiment with our investors' capital."
We understand fiduciary constraints. Every AI initiative is structured with conservative assumptions, measurable milestones, and clear kill criteria. We de-risk before we deploy.
"Our portco data is a disaster."
We start with data normalisation and standardisation across your portfolio as step one. It's not glamorous, but it's the foundation that makes everything else possible, and we can do it in weeks, not months.
"Every AI vendor doesn't understand PE workflows."
We speak your language: IRR, MOIC, 100-day plans, IC memos. We understand the difference between a platform build and a bolt-on, between an IM and a desktop review. We're not generic tech consultants.
"How can we trust AI with confidential deal data?"
We deploy AI within your own secure environment. No data leaves your infrastructure. We work with enterprise-grade, private instances that meet the confidentiality requirements PE funds demand. Your deal data stays yours.
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