Andreas Driver

Partner @fieldfisher I Passions: #FinTech #banking #mna #merger #PrivateEquity

[Andreas Driver @DriverAndreas]

𝗔𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝟭𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟰𝟴 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀.
Impressive? Maybe.
Relevant for the deal? Usually not.

AI in Legal Due Diligence is still measured with the wrong KPIs.
Most AI‑in‑M&A pitches lead with speed:

“Contracts per hour.”
“Pages per second.”
“Time‑to‑first‑draft.”

Those are vendor metrics. Not deal metrics.

What actually matters in a transaction is not how fast the review was ��� but what materially changed because of it.
• What did you find that a human team would have missed?
• Did it affect pricing, structure or risk allocation?
• Is the DD output integrated into the deal dynamic and post‑merger‑integration workflow?

👉 The honest answer today:
Faster extraction of change‑of‑control clauses? ✅
Cleaner summaries of assignment restrictions? ✅
Detection of systemic, cross‑portfolio deviations from market standard that shift the risk profile of the entire target?
👉 This is where AI earns its seat at the table — and where most tools still fall short.
Process and workflow integration?
👉AI helps — but only if deal teams are willing to rethink the process itself.
👉 What I would measure instead:

1. Risk coverage, not review time.
A 48‑hour full‑population scan that surfaces two deal‑critical issues beats a 6‑hour sample review that surfaces none.
Price insight, not throughput.

2. Pattern detection, not clause extraction.
Any tool can flag “termination for convenience.”
Few can tell you that 14 % of the target’s top‑50 customer contracts contain a termination right triggered by the very transaction you are executing.
Patterns move price.

3. High‑quality human time unlocked.
If AI helps associates reread NDAs faster, the workflow is wrong.
If it helps partners spend two days renegotiating valuation based on structural findings — the deal changes.

👉 My view:
AI will quietly split deal lawyers into two groups:
• Those who do the same review, faster
• Those who do a different review, better
Only the second group will still charge for judgment in five years.
The first group will compete with the tool itself.

#MandA #LegalTech #AI #DueDiligence #DealMaking

[Andreas Driver @DriverAndreas]

Thank you, @LarsMarkull, for sharing this interesting news, in particular the examples of how to offer #embeddedfinance (see Solaris SE and Jimdo) and how not to (Railsr).
#fintech #bankingasaservice https://t.co/sCqQluKCGH

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Fieldfisher wächst weiter! Wir suchen für unser Corporate Team in München eine(n) Senior Associate (m/w/d) und freuen uns auf Eure Bewerbungen.

Fieldfisher #team #mergersandacquisitions #privateequity #fintech #medtech https://t.co/sbwPSem8Jf

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Es war eine Freude, das Fieldfisher X team im Berlin zu besuchen und beeindruckend, was Jan Wildhirth und Team da in so kurzer Zeit auf die Beine gestellt haben! https://t.co/yVidsNKRPN

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Selten so ein spannendes Panel mit so einem wichtigem Thema gesehen! Vielen Dank, Nils, Jennifer, René und Christiane! https://t.co/HGV71syXfh

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Es ware ein super erster Tag bei der #omr23 und #ffwd23 in Hamburg und ich freue mich schon, Euch gleich wieder zu sehen. Danke, @LarsMarkull für den tollen #embeddedfinance review in der Schanze u.a. mit @DavidCFrei von Swan BaaS, Niels Kokkeel von Mehrw…https://t.co/qyi60HU7os

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While global #FinTech deals decreased in 2022 by 31%, investment in this sector should remain robust in 2023. This is a better development than expected. We look forward to assist founders, VCs, PEs and strategic buyers in their transactions 2023. https://t.co/kv941q4mnb

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Im Neuen Jahr eine neue Karriere starten? Komm auf Neujahrs-Drinks zu uns in die Kanzlei und lern unser Team kennen. Wir freuen uns auf Dich!

#privateequity #venturecapital #FinTech #bankingasaservice Dr. Manuel Melzer Dr. Katj…https://t.co/gYHY9xKUf1 https://t.co/ERprpfV1JN

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Gerade nach der letzten spektakulären Woche gibt es nichts aufregenderes als die #CryptX zu besuchen. Ich freu mich auf ein spannendes und hochkarätiges Panel zum Thema #CBDC https://t.co/biXxJwjhLk

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Another wonderful day at #bitsandpretzels meeting friends and inspiring #founders of #fintech, #medtech and other industries. You can meet almost as many #bankingasaservice providers as on #money2020 and we not only had fun but even a bit of sun! I look f…https://t.co/WyhP3SyL3b

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Here we go: Apple is considering to build its own #payments and #lending infrastructure. This will obviously have far reaching consequences for the #fintech sector, including as well identity services and #bankingasaservice

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Great news for #openbanking and #bankingasaservice in Europe: Klarna is launching an open banking platform which is open to banks and FinTechs. After Visa acquiring Tink (after Tink acquired FinTecSystems - We Turn Data Into Valu…https://t.co/S7dfDoQ03t https://t.co/3ALLIBUuqD

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... and here the analysis of the coalition agreement from a privacy perspective by our partner Oliver:

#fintech #techmeetsfinance #bankingasaservice https://t.co/1AqWYwU5sy

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Germany has voted and the coalition agreement has just been signed. The new government wants to support the #fintech and #crypto sector in Germany while tightening the #cryptoregulation (including #AML). My partner @DHillemann has…https://t.co/NYgtJscPgy https://t.co/ven9jXOb3D

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I really look forward to be part of the Hamburg #fintechweek and to be on the panel with @unforever, Frank S. Jorga and @weiss2go to discuss the latest developments in #verticalbanking, #embeddedfinance, #bankingasaservice and #dig…https://t.co/aVXSq3B8rb https://t.co/Ca93KU0Wv1

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Sind alle Start-ups insolvent, wenn sie nicht durchfinanziert sind? Bedeutet eine "weiche Patronatserklärung", dass der Gesellschafter die Gesellschaft eigentlich nicht finanzieren möchte, so dass sie keine positive Fortführungspro…https://t.co/8e44ShXwVy https://t.co/uSfPfRbVxV

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Binance Exchange withdraws (temporarily?) from the European #crypto #derivatives and #futures market due to regulatory obstacles. I assume that paves the way for a potential new start taking the regulatory supervision into account…https://t.co/nThLSsq75B https://t.co/ObDn6NZZ3P

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Join us on Thursday for our #webinar Corporate Medical Devices Transactions in Europe: Expansion, Acquisition, and Due Diligence! Jesse Atkins and I will discuss how US medical device companies can expand their business to Europe a…https://t.co/cOkYOcSuyp https://t.co/J2jCK5Ykmu

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Congrats to @emeshev, Artem Yamanov, Joerg Geiben, Alexander Morsakov and the whole Vivid Money team for the next funding! Your speed is unbelievable and the app just great!

#cryptocurrency #challengerbanks #baas #techmeetsfinance https://t.co/X1k2ih8gsc

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Noch schnell einen Kaffee holen und dann geht es los! Ich freue mich auf ein spannendes Panel zum Thema #banking in der #cloud mit #gaiax! Bis gleich! #fintech #ai #artificialintelligence #blockchain https://t.co/Shluggz9oI