‘When we see an opportunity, we’ll go for it’: Harvey’s VP of EMEA on M&A, hiring, and pushing beyond law
THE SO WHAT
Harvey talking openly about M&A and expansion beyond law is a tell that vertical AI incumbents are already thinking like acquirers, not point-solution vendors. If you’re building in a regulated vertical, assume the roll-up game starts early—either position as a feature that gets bought or a platform that does the buying.
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