326. M&A heading into Q4: How AI is reshaping value creation

As we enter the fourth quarter, we look to where M&A stands and how dealmakers can finish strong. We also explore how AI is rewriting the traditional M&A playbook: success no longer comes from scale alone, but from building intelligent platforms and capabilities that compound over time to drive growth. Benjamin Houssard (mckinsey.com/our-people/benjamin-houssard?cid=…), Kameron Kordestani (nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=ht…), Alex Liu (mckinsey.com/our-people/alex-liu?cid=cl4c-cml&…), and Tobias Lundberg (mckinsey.com/our-people/tobias-lundberg) walk through how to leverage AI to turn a series of transactions into a self-reinforcing growth engine.
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