Introducing DealFlow & AI, Aracor's M&A Middle Market Community Newsletter

Welcome to the inaugural issue of DealFlow & AI, your go-to resource for AI-powered M&A insights and deal flow efficiency. Our mission? To empower and help family offices, in-house counsel, venture capitalists, and private equity professionals streamline and accelerate complex workflows, reduce errors, control legal spending, and safeguard your data with confidence. Stay ahead of the curve to receive this monthly newsletter. Sign up for the newsletter.

Embracing the Future with Fearlessness

M&A is evolving fast. The pace of deals is accelerating, risks are growing, and expectations for efficiency have never been higher. At Aracor, we believe that fearlessness—the ability to navigate uncertainty with confidence—is the key to thriving in this landscape.

This philosophy is at the heart of everything we do, from pushing AI innovation to helping you execute deals faster and more securely. And it’s why I’m so excited to share some big updates with you:

• $4.5M Pre-Seed Funding Secured! Thanks to Fuel Venture Capital, we’re accelerating AI development, strengthening security, and expanding our market presence.
• Speaking at Top Industry Events, I recently shared Aracor’s AI-driven impact at the Women + AI Conference in Nashville and will be attending several key events (see below—let’s connect!).
• New CTO, Lesly Arun Franco! With deep NLP expertise, Lesly is elevating Aracor’s AI leadership. Read more about Lesly

On a personal note, I recently chose The 50th Law: Overcoming Adversity Through Fearlessness by 50 Cent and Robert Greene for our Aracor Book Club. In the past, the team has selected and read Mindset by Carol Dweck, Principles by Ray Dalio, The Culture Map, and other classic reads on leadership and strategy.  

Making my team read about a rapper’s philosophy seems funny – but it goes back to fearlessness. The ability to embrace uncertainty, take action before you feel ready, and master your environment.

AI is changing everything. The people who thrive won’t be the late adopters; they’ll be the ones experimenting, adapting, and shaping the tools at their disposal. The lesson? Hesitation is costly. Fear is a disadvantage. Mastery comes from engagement.

What’s one area in your work where uncertainty is holding you back? What if you leaned into it instead? Hit Reply—I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Best,
Katya Fisher
CEO, Aracor

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1-Click Due Diligence with Aracor Deal Intelligence

Cut Through M&A Complexity—in Seconds

Buried in deal documents? Aracor Deal Intelligence turns weeks of work into minutes.

Purpose-built for private equity, VC, family offices, and in-house counsel, Aracor gives you:

• 1-Click Insights for instant deal summaries
• Side-by-side doc review with source-linked citations
• Term sheet checks, waterfall calcs & comparisons
• Best-in-class OCR—even on scanned docs
• Prompt library tailored for deal workflows

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Controlling Legal Costs with Accountability Intelligence

Hiring multiple law firms doesn’t always lead to better results—it often leads to higher costs. A private equity partner recently told us, “We thought more firms meant better oversight. Turns out, it meant more inefficiencies.” Aracor provides the tools to track progress, prevent over billing, and streamline legal management.

• Detailed AI-driven reports to monitor legal spend.
• Smart tracking ensures efficiency and cost control.
• No surprises—just data-backed decision-making.

Take control of legal spending.

Trusted by Design

ISO 27001 & SOC 2 Compliant. Your Data, Your Control.

At Aracor, we know that privacy and security are non-negotiable in high-stakes transactions.

• We are ISO 27001 and SOC 2 compliant, with security baked into every layer of our platform
• Your data is never used to train our models—period
• Encryption, access controls, and continuous monitoring keep your documents safe
• Enterprise clients can deploy Aracor in a private cloud or VPC for complete data control

Whether you're reviewing sensitive contracts or preparing a data room, Aracor gives you speed and insight—without compromising on security.

AI is Changing Legal Advice for Entrepreneurs

By Kevin J. Sullivan, Senior Advisor at Aracor

As someone who’s worked with entrepreneurs for years, I’ve seen firsthand how their drive fuels constant innovation. But that same energy can also create challenges, especially when it comes to navigating complex legal agreements. That’s where Aracor, an AI tool, is making a significant impact.

Take a recent case: an experienced entrepreneur was recapitalizing his business with new investment. The investor wanted a range of agreements—restrictive covenants, a revised shareholders’ pact, settlement terms, and more—adding to existing legal obligations. When the entrepreneur asked, “What’s stopping me from launching a new software business?” the answer wasn’t simple. The relevant documents included multiple restrictive covenants, shareholders’ agreements, articles of organization, and various investment terms—over 600 pages across three jurisdictions.

From Days of Legal Review to Seconds of Insight

Traditionally, this would mean having a junior associate sift through the documents, flagging key clauses, and drafting a summary—a process that could take days and cost thousands in legal fees. With Aracor, I simply uploaded the files, entered a prompt—“outline restrictions on [entrepreneur] starting a software business”—and got a detailed breakdown in less than a minute, with links to every relevant clause. What used to take hours now takes moments.

Aracor is a co-intelligent legal platform designed for high-growth sectors like venture capital and private equity. It automates tasks like contract review, due diligence, and compliance with tools such as 1-Click Summary, automated redlining, and OCR with signature verification. Its due diligence features let business leaders assess new ventures without upfront legal fees, helping them make sharper, more informed decisions.

Why This Changes the Game for Dealmaking

CEO Katya Fisher, who has both legal and business expertise, built Aracor with the aim of offering tailored, proactive insights while ensuring top-notch security. The platform uses enterprise-grade encryption and Secure Language Models™ to protect sensitive data.

When I first heard about AI’s potential to change the legal field, I was skeptical. But after using Aracor for several months, I’m convinced. Its ability to analyze complex documents quickly and accurately isn’t just a time-saver; it’s a competitive advantage. For advisors like me, it’s a powerful tool that helps us better serve clients in fast-moving industries. The real question now is, “How far can this technology go?”

Kevin J. Sullivan is a senior advisor at Aracor. Connect with Kevin.

Why Aracor Is LLM-Agnostic: Privacy, Resilience, and Real-World Readiness

AI is evolving at an extraordinary pace—but that doesn’t mean every business should blindly follow the latest model release. At Aracor, we believe in building AI infrastructure that is flexible, secure, and future-ready. That’s why we’ve taken an LLM-agnostic approach—and here’s why it matters.

What Is an LLM, and Why Should You Care?

A Large Language Model (LLM) is the core AI engine that interprets, summarizes, and analyzes text—essentially the “brain” behind modern AI tools. It’s what powers document review, insight extraction, and smart workflows in platforms like Aracor.

But not all LLMs are built the same.

Some prioritize speed or experimentation over enterprise-level safety. Others aren’t optimized for sensitive legal or financial data. And some, like DeepSeek, are powerful open-source models—but they come with important caveats.

The DeepSeek Dilemma: Performance vs. Trust

DeepSeek is one of the most talked-about open-source models in the AI community. It's powerful, fast, and appears to perform well in legal and analytical tasks.

But there's a catch.

Despite its capabilities, many organizations—especially those handling sensitive deal data—are wary of using DeepSeek in production due to concerns about data jurisdiction and governance. The model was developed by a team based in China, and there's limited transparency around how inference data is handled, logged, or retained when run through public endpoints or unmanaged hosting.

The fear isn’t just theoretical:

• IP leakage, especially involving confidential documents or investment terms
• Compliance red flags, particularly for companies governed by GDPR, U.S. regulatory frameworks, or cross-border data restrictions
• Reputational risk, if deal data is seen as being routed through unvetted or poorly understood systems

Aracor’s Approach: Use the Best, Control the Risk

At Aracor, we are hosting a version of DeepSeek in a secure, private environments—giving customers access to its capabilities without the exposure. For enterprise clients, we offer full VPC or on-premise deployment, so inference never leaves your controlled infrastructure.

And we don’t stop there. Aracor is:

• ISO 27001 and SOC 2 compliant
• Firmly committed to not training on user data
• Built to work across multiple LLMs for performance and resilience
• Designed to route tasks to the best-fit model—not just the latest one

Agnostic by Design, Resilient by Default

When Anthropic experienced a major outage earlier this year, many companies relying on a single LLM were forced to pause mission-critical workflows.

Aracor’s LLM-agnostic design means your work continues—even if one provider goes down. You’re never dependent on a single model, vendor, or cloud endpoint.

The Bottom Line

Your deal data is too valuable to risk.

Whether it’s concerns about data sovereignty, LLM outages, or evolving model performance, Aracor gives you:

• Flexibility to adapt
• Security you can trust
• Control over where your data lives and how it’s processed

Great AI is important. But great AI, run the right way, is what makes Aracor different.

Meet Katya Fisher at These Events

• Day Pitney Annual Palm Beach Family Office Forum, April 28-29
• Wall Street Conference, May 25, Palm Beach
• Single Family Office Summit, May 29th-30th, 2025, New York City
• Legal Innovators, June 11-12, San Francisco

Schedule time to meet with Katya

Featured in ILTA’s Spring Issue

Thank you to ILTA for featuring Future-Proofing Legal AI by Katya Fisher in the 2025 Spring Issue of Peer to Peer. This special edition, Practical AI for Legal Technologists: Real-World Applications and Insights, offers a treasure trove of GenAI how-to guides, emerging legal tech trends, and stories of professional growth. We're honored to be part of this forward-thinking collection. Read the Article

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