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    This checklist, developed by Grant Thornton UAE and based on ThoughtLab’s AI maturity framework, guides asset and wealth management leaders through seven pragmatic steps to advance AI maturity. Covering strategy, innovation culture, IT platforms, talent, advanced tools, data management, and governance, the article addresses the unique challenges and opportunities for UAE and GCC firms. It highlights the importance of aligning AI adoption with business goals, regulatory requirements, and local market realities, empowering organisations to move from pilots to enterprise-wide transformation and realise tangible ROI from AI investments.
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    29 Jan 2026

    Financier Worldwide Private Equity WorldWatch Report

    Private equity across the Gulf is evolving rapidly as governments advance ambitious economic transformation agendas and investors adapt to shifting market dynamics. In Financier Worldwide’s Worldwatch on Private Equity, contributors from around the world reflect on how technology, regulatory developments and shifting capital structures are influencing global dealmaking.

    26 Jan 2026

    Grant Thornton Advisors completes deal with Polish firm; expands multinational platform in Europe

    CHICAGO and WARSAW, January 23, 2026 – The Grant Thornton Advisors platform has completed a transaction that will add Grant Thornton Poland to the multinational platform it created last year. The move will deepen the platform’s footprint in Europe and signals its continued investment in cross-border professional services.

    24 Dec 2025

    Grant Thornton Advisors adds Puerto Rico to multinational platform

    CHICAGO and SAN JUAN, 19 December, 2025 – Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (Grant Thornton Advisors) has closed a transaction adding Kevane Grant Thornton in Puerto Rico to the multinational platform it created earlier this year. The deal, which was originally announced last month, is the third in the Americas for the multinational platform, alongside Grant Thornton Brazil and Grant Thornton Cayman.

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