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January 2025

Artificial Intelligence on Merger and Acquisition Processes: Observation from The Target Identification and Due Diligence Perspectiver

1Mohammad Mamunur Rashid, 2Nazim Ullah, 3Mohin Uddin, 4Mohammad Afjalur Rahman
1Lecturer of Economics, Department of Economics & Banking, International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC), Bangladesh.
2Assistant Professor of Finance, Department of Business Administration (DBA), International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC), Bangladesh. ORCID: 0000-0003-0494-8109
3Assistant Lecturer in Finance & Banking, Department of Business Administration International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC), Bangladesh.
4Lecturer in Accounting, Department of Business Administration International Islamic University Chittagong(IIUC). ORCID: 0000-0002-3776-1781
DOI : https://doi.org/10.58806/ijirme.2025.v4i1n03

Abstract

In the digital era, the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) is many. The aim of the study is to analyse the impact of AI on mergers and acquisitions, particularly in the areas of target identification and due diligence. The study is a conceptual in nature and hance secondary method is used. A large number of papers are collected from google scholar, Wiley, Scopus, and Web of science database for 2010 to 2024. The findings imply that AI significantly influence M&A activities specially for target identification and due diligence. Policy makers have to use AI tools making M&A decision. Future research should focus on the other factors such as synergy assessment.

Keywords:

Artificial intelligence, merger and acquisition, target identification, due diligence

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