
After six years buying high-priced diligence reports at Blackstone, Frederik Hansen is rebuilding the process around AI interviews, human judgment and a stubbornly useful idea: every conclusion should show its work.
BluWave built an invite-only network of vetted specialists and matches buyout firms with the exact consultant, interim CFO, or diligence team they need - usually inside a day, usually for free.
L.E.K. built a global strategy business by staying close to the moments when executives cannot afford a decorative answer - the deal, the launch, the turnaround and the bet on what comes next.
DiligenceSquared is a New York AI company that automates commercial due diligence for investors. Its AI agents run expert interviews with customers, competitors, and market specialists, then synthesize the findings into interactive reports where every claim links back to a source transcript. Founded by two ex-Blackstone and ex-BCG private equity operators plus a former Google engineer, it delivers consulting-grade market research for a fraction of the $500K-$1M that firms like McKinsey, Bain, and BCG typically charge.