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What April’s Biggest Deals Reveal About Digital Risk and Value Creation
April brought a mix of large-scale consolidation and targeted capability deals across sectors. Media, infrastructure, pharma, and AI all saw transactions where digital execution will likely influence outcomes more than initially visible.
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May 6, 2026
The Hidden Cost of Digital Risk: Why Investors and CEOs Can’t Ignore Digital Due Diligence
For a long time, digital risk was treated as a technical issue. Something handled quietly by the IT department in the background. That is changing fast.
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May 4, 2026
AI-Driven Healthcare: The Illusion of Reality and The Role of Digital Signals
Can something inherently digital translate into genuine reality? With the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI), the boundary of authentic human experience is increasingly extended by structured, algorithm-driven digital interactions. Today, we explore this topic through the case: Medvi.
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April 17, 2026
Can AI Be Your Doctor? The Importance of Digital Due Diligence through the Medvi Case
The recent high-profile story of Medvi, a rapidly growing U.S. telehealth startup, has been celebrated as a hallmark of AI-powered innovation. However, subsequent reports have raised concerns about its marketing practices, alleging that AI-driven misleading advertising contributed to billions in revenue. This review examines the Medvi case through the lens of Digital Due Diligence.
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April 8, 2026
What Late February and March 2026 M&A Deals May Reveal About Digital Risk and Value Creation
Late February and March brought another wave of large-scale transactions across energy, financial infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, software, and industrial platforms.
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April 2, 2026
Entering the Second Half: Insights from Our London Sports Investors Panel
The business of sport is evolving rapidly, driven by new investment models, digital transformation, and shifting fan dynamics. At the second edition of our exclusive London panel, “The Second Half,” industry leaders explored where capital is flowing, what drives long-term value, and how investors can navigate opportunities across infrastructure, data, and emerging sports sectors.
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April 1, 2026
A Digital Lens on the Care Home Market: What Early Signals Tell Investors
The care home sector is under pressure. And opportunity. Demand is accelerating. Supply isn’t keeping up. And digital performance is quietly becoming a deciding factor in value creation.
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March 2, 2026
Digital Growth in Football: Insights Beyond the Headlines
Football is loud on the pitch. Digitally, some elements of the sport are quietly stagnating. Recent digital due diligence among professional football clubs has uncovered a trend that investors would do well to pay attention to. Heritage assets. Devoted fan bases. High match-day demand. Yet a digital presence that systematically falls short of its true potential.
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February 26, 2026
When Digital Is Strong, But Not Yet the Engine
Strong digital performance is no longer a wow factor. It’s expected. Fast websites. Good technical foundation with SEO-friendly architecture. Engaging social media. That’s table stakes. What really matters is this: How much enterprise value does digital drive? Not traffic. Not impressions. Not engagement dashboards. Real, attributable brand value.
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February 24, 2026
The Digital Reality Check Facing Professional Handball
Digital growth in professional handball isn’t broken. But it’s not working hard enough either. A recent digital due diligence across the European handball ecosystem paints a clear picture. The sport is stable. Loyal. Deeply rooted in Europe. Yet digitally, it’s underperforming its true potential.
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February 19, 2026
What Digital Signals Reveal About Emerging Biotech Opportunities
Biotech discovery has changed. Not because science slowed down. But because attention moved online.
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February 17, 2026
Growth Under Pressure: What a CMS Shift Can (and Can’t) Unlock
Markets are tight. Customer acquisition is getting more expensive. Digital noise is at an all-time high.
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February 12, 2026
Football Club Brands, Geography & Digital Positioning Insights
Football is frequently described as a global industry, but most football club brands are actually constrained by much smaller geographic parameters. When examining digital performance, the reality that is revealed is not one of huge disparities or catastrophic collapse, but one of uneven evolution.
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February 10, 2026
Blink-and-you-miss-it: the digital sprint of Formula 1
This article takes you inside Formula 1's digital sprint to win the race for digital attention with Liberty Media's grand strategy.
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January 15, 2026
The Role of Digital Investment Literacy Index (DILI): Exploring the Case of Smart Health Investment
Health investments are increasingly being approached with a hint of innovation. Advanced solutions continue to draw investor interest, yet many of them still miss to consider the importance of detecting digital signals, even though these directly influence valuation and adoption potential. This article illustrates how the Digital Investment Literacy Index (DILI) can help assess an investor’s ability to recognise, interpret, and strategically leverage these digital signals in modern dealmaking.
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December 16, 2025
A Digital Due Diligence Perspective on the World’s Top Brands
This article examines how the world’s most valuable brands reveal their true competitive strength when viewed through digital due diligence.
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December 15, 2025
Digital Signals in Hospitality
How India’s Luxury Hotels Perform Online showing the digital signals that shape trust, demand and the hidden gaps separating leaders from the rest.
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December 12, 2025
Digital Signals in the Energy Market
How Romania’s Energy Leaders Perform Online reveals which brands stand out, which are catching up, and what today’s digital signals say about their momentum in a changing energy market.
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December 11, 2025
Key Insights from “Brands for the Future”: Capturing Digital Brand Value
Brands have the power to create lasting economic and social value, shaping not only markets but also society, a topic that sparked lively discussion at the 21st Brand Global Summit. In this article, we explore insights from the 2025 digital brand valuation, with a focus on Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
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December 10, 2025
Understanding the Digital Investment Literacy Index (DILI)
Digital intelligence gives us fluency across the digital world. It equips investors to interpret digital signals, reduce preventable losses, and value digital literacy, alongside financial literacy, as a core capability. In this article, we explore the flow and structure of the Digital Investment Literacy Index (DILI) in more detail.
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November 26, 2025
Introducing the Digital Investment Literacy Index (DILI)
In every era of investing, there are signals that most people overlook. We are launching DILI, a free-of-charge tool, with the purpose of educating 1 million investors about the importance of understanding the financial impact of the risks and opportunities of a company's digital assets.
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November 14, 2025
Perplexity Through a Digital Due Diligence Lens: Why Apple Might See Strategic Value
This article assesses the digital footprint of Perplexity AI through the lens of Digital Due Diligence, driven by the strategic rationale behind Apple’s rumored acquisition.
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July 30, 2025
Builder.ai Case: A Digital Due Diligence Wake-Up Call
The recent cover story, Builder.ai, once a high-profile UK tech startup backed by Microsoft and major sovereign wealth funds, has officially begun insolvency proceedings. This review explores the story from a digital due diligence lens, offering critical insights for investors, founders, and VCs.
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July 18, 2025
How Digital Due Diligence Helps Beauty Industry Investors Optimise Investment Decisions
This article shows how Digital Due Diligence (DDD) can be leveraged to optimise investment decisions in the beauty sector.
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June 12, 2025
How Digital Due Diligence Adds Value in the Pre-Investment Phase
Investment decisions are no longer just about balance sheets, they hinge on how well a company performs in the digital arena. From fast-growing tech firms to legacy industries in transformation, the hidden value or risk of a company often lies in its digital assets, capabilities, and reputation. That’s where Digital Due Diligence (DDD) steps in.
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June 11, 2025
How can DDD help real estate investors unlock growth at their next hotel investment?
Discover how real estate investors can use Digital Due Diligence to spot high-growth hotel opportunities and learn how digital signals outpace traditional data to reveal emerging markets like Greece’s top vacation hotspots.
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June 10, 2025