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SURVEY REPORT

Private equity insights: 2026 AI Impact Survey

Why AI activity isn’t moving portco value

 

PE is seeing AI activity, but not returns

 

Our survey report measures where private equity firms stand on AI maturity, governance and where they can create AI value for portcos — and what companies producing measurable results are doing differently.

 
 

46%

of private equity leaders are scaling AI across functions

 
 
 

24%

report revenue growth

 
 
 

What’s in the report?

  • 9% of private equity leaders are very confident they could pass an AI governance audit in 90 days vs. 22% across industries.
  • 24% report revenue growth from AI.
  • 80% say they are currently exploring or piloting agentic AI.
  • 45% say they are still piloting AI, 11% above the cross-industry rate.
 
 

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