New Calculus: Blackstone, peers tap AI for deal vetting, productivity
Artificial intelligence is changing how private equity firms think about value creation, with many investors looking beyond efficiency gains to how AI can improve decision-making and accelerate business growth.
FundFire recently explored this shift, featuring insights from Orangewood Founder and Managing Partner Alan Goldfarb on how the firm approaches AI across its portfolio.
Goldfarb explained that Orangewood views AI as a tool to help scale businesses by supporting operations and equipping management teams with additional data to inform decisions — not simply as a way to reduce costs. He also emphasized that realizing AI’s potential requires thoughtful execution, with technology serving as an enabler of operational performance rather than a value driver on its own.