A second, independent read before the deal team's recommendation.

How can AI support M&A due diligence?

Standard M&A due diligence produces a single recommendation from a single deal team — typically the team that originated the deal. That team has done the work, knows the target, and has a view. What boards often lack is a structured, independent second opinion before the vote.

Veriqo AI's Shadow Board provides that second opinion. Run the deal thesis, key terms, and financial assumptions through five AI executives — each with a fixed mandate — and get a structured board memo with a consensus score and explicit dissent flags in under two minutes.

What each executive analyses

The CFO examines capital structure, return assumptions, and financial risk. The Legal executive assesses regulatory exposure, contractual terms, and compliance risk. The Strategy executive evaluates competitive positioning, market rationale, and strategic fit. The Risk executive identifies downside scenarios, integration risk, and tail risks. The Research executive grounds the analysis in current market data and comparable transactions.

Documented outcome

A Tier 1 VC fund used Veriqo AI to resolve partner disagreement on an £8M Series A. The Shadow Board flagged a revenue recognition concern the deal team had not surfaced. The investment was restructured as a £5M milestone-based deal — all milestones subsequently achieved.

What Veriqo AI is not

Veriqo AI does not replace primary diligence, legal review, or the deal team's recommendation. It is a structured second-opinion tool — designed for the specific moment when a board needs an independent read on a decision before it's committed, not a substitute for the work that produces the recommendation.