TECH & AI25 May 2026· 16 min

Private Equity: Automated Acquisition Target Scoring — The Quantitative Edge

How leading PE firms are deploying machine learning pipelines to score thousands of acquisition targets in hours, reducing deal sourcing costs by 40% and improving IRR predictability by up to 18 percentage points. A full methodology breakdown with reproducible frameworks.

InekIA Editorial Team

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[1]Preqin Global Private Equity Report 2024 — AUM and deal flow benchmarks

[2]Bain & Company Global Private Equity Report 2024 — Entry multiples, sourcing efficiency metrics

[3]PitchBook Q4 2023 PE Breakdown — EV/EBITDA multiples by deal source (proprietary vs. intermediary)

[4]Harvard Business School Working Paper: 'Geography and Private Equity Sourcing Bias' (Gompers, Kaplan, Mukharlyamov, 2023)

[5]McKinsey Global Private Markets Review 2024 — Technology adoption in deal sourcing and due diligence