UK CEOs increase M&A to accelerate AI-driven growth | EY - UK
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UK CEOs increase M&A to accelerate AI-driven growth | EY - UK
Big CEOs are buying entire companies to "get AI faster."
You just want to know which tool to try first.
That gap is real — and it's not your fault. You bought the software, nobody used it, and the
Big CEOs are buying entire companies to "get AI faster."
You just want to know which tool to try first.
That gap is real — and it's not your fault. You bought the software, nobody used it, and the consultant who sold you the dream hasn't returned a call since. That doesn't make you tech-stupid. It makes you someone who got bad guidance.
Here's what the EY research actually signals for business owners like you: the companies accelerating with AI aren't necessarily smarter. They have clarity on one specific problem they want AI to solve — and they start there.
Not a platform. Not a transformation. One problem, one tool, one measurable result.
That's the version of AI adoption that works at your scale. Not a six-figure M&A deal. A focused 30-day test on something that already costs you time or money every week.
Pick one repetitive task your team does manually — proposals, reporting, customer follow-up, scheduling. Ask: what would 10 hours a week back look like in revenue? That's your starting point. Everything else is noise.
What's the one task in your business that you keep thinking "there has to be a better way" — but haven't had time to fix yet?
About the survey. On behalf of the global EY organization, FT Longitude, the specialist research and content marketing division of the Financial Times ...
