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The world's first AI take-private
Long Lake Management CEO Alexander Taubman discusses the firm's $6.3 billion agreement to acquire American Express Global Business Travel and transform it using AI-driven automation. The conversation frames AI roll-ups as a new private equity playbook, where firms acquire legacy businesses, automate workflows through horizontal platforms like Nexus, and create operating leverage rather than simply selling AI software into incumbents.
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