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EU AI Act · Reg. 2024/1689

The regulatory risk in your AI acquisition
doesn't disappear
after closing.

Moneyball produces the Opinion Letter that certifies EU AI Act regulatory risk characterization for M&A transactions involving European AI assets. Proprietary D7™ methodology. Big4-quality output.

99K
Opinion Letter
7
Regulatory Dimensions
>95%
Gross Margin
The Problem

EU AI Act creates a permanent regulatory gap in every AI transaction.

EU Regulation 2024/1689 · In force 2024 · Full application 2026

Every M&A transaction involving a European AI asset now carries a regulatory risk that persists after closing. The buyer inherits compliance obligations, liability exposure, and post-market monitoring requirements — none of which were priced by traditional due diligence.

No existing instrument quantifies this gap. Legal counsel stops at treaty text. Big4 auditors stop at gap lists. Neither produces a certifiable characterization of the risk.

01 →
EU AI Act creates permanent regulatory risk Risk attaches to the asset, not the transaction
02 →
Risk creates a compliance gap in the target Quantifiable, characterizable, permanent
03 →
D7™ characterizes the gap across 7 dimensions Proprietary EU Regulatory Moat™ methodology
04 →
Opinion Letter certifies the characterization Analogous to W&I insurance, audit opinions, credit ratings
05 →
Transaction proceeds with information buyer previously lacked Pricing, escrow, reps & warranties — all informed
€35M
Max fine — High-risk AI systems (Art. 71)
€15M
Max fine — Prohibited uses (Art. 71.3)
2026
Full application — High-risk AI obligations
D7™
The only instrument that certifies the gap

Three instruments. One certifiable output.

Every engagement begins with a Discovery Memo — a demonstration of D7™ applied to your target. If the risk profile warrants it, the Opinion Letter is the certifiable instrument your transaction requires.

Entry Point
Discovery
Memo

Full D7™ scan of the target. Preliminary risk characterization across all 7 dimensions. Credited in full toward the Opinion Letter.

15K
Credited toward Opinion Letter
  • D7™ preliminary scan
  • 7-dimension risk map
  • Compliance gap identification
  • Delivered in 5 business days
  • Full credit on conversion
Core Product
Opinion
Letter

The certifiable instrument. D7™ characterization of EU AI Act regulatory risk for your transaction — structured as a formal opinion analogous to a Fairness Opinion.

99K
Anchored vs. Fairness Opinion €500K–2M · Big4 DD €150–500K
  • Full D7™ opinion letter
  • Certifiable risk characterization
  • Transaction-ready format
  • W&I / escrow compatible
  • Progressive back-fee on large deals
Discovery Memo (€15K) credited in full. Net: €84K on conversion.
Portfolio
Portfolio
Retainer

Standing intelligence for institutional investors managing multiple AI assets. Continuous D7™ monitoring of your portfolio's EU AI Act exposure.

250K/yr
~0.05% of a €500M AI portfolio
  • Continuous portfolio monitoring
  • Unlimited Discovery Memos
  • Priority Opinion Letters
  • Regulatory update briefings
  • Dedicated analyst access
Methodology

The D7™ Moneyball AI
Score™ methodology.

D7™ is Moneyball's proprietary analytical framework for characterizing EU AI Act compliance exposure and AI asset value across seven distinct dimensions. No two AI assets produce the same profile.

The methodology is a best-of-breed synthesis — Deloitte Trustworthy AI, PwC Data Trust & Valuation, KPMG Model Risk, EY Regulatory Mapping — applied selectively by dimension to produce the most defensible, evidence-grounded score for each specific asset and transaction context.

EU REGULATORY MOAT™ · PROPRIETARY
D1
Regulatory Exposure
EY AI Risk · EU AI Act classification, exposure probability × impact, regulatory history across jurisdictions
22%
EY
D2
Technical Maturity & Model Risk
KPMG MRM (SR 11-7 adapted) · Model lifecycle, validation independence, performance monitoring, model materiality
18%
KPMG
D3
Data Governance & Quality
PwC Data Trust · Data lineage, consent management, training data provenance, cross-border GDPR exposure
16%
PwC
D4
AI Governance & Controls
Deloitte Trustworthy AI · 6-principle framework — bias testing, fairness, human oversight, incident response, board accountability
14%
Deloitte
D5
Commercial Defensibility
PwC Deals · IP moat, switching cost, network effects, regulatory-reinforced competitive barrier (D7 Moat)
14%
PwC Deals
D6
Financial Value Adjustability
PwC / Deloitte CF · Probability-weighted valuation haircut — base / downside / stress scenario range, Opinion Letter threshold
10%
PwC/Del.
D7
Operational & Key-Person Risk
EY / KPMG IT Risk · Documentation sufficiency, key-person dependency, infrastructure portability, continuity
6%
EY/KPMG
The Score

Seven dimensions.
One certifiable number.

The Moneyball AI Score™ synthesizes regulatory, technical, commercial and financial risk into a single weighted score — built on the four Big 4 methodological frameworks that define global deal practice.

D1
Regulatory Exposure
22%
EY
D2
Technical Maturity
18%
KPMG
D3
Data Governance
16%
PwC
D4
AI Governance
14%
Deloitte
D5
Commercial Defensibility
14%
PwC Deals
D6
Valuation Adjustability
10%
PwC/Del.
D7
Operational Risk
6%
EY/KPMG
Deloitte
Trustworthy AI
Transparency · Explainability · Fairness · Robustness · Security · Privacy
PwC
Data Trust + Deals
Data lineage · Consent management · Valuation haircut · Strategic moat analysis
KPMG
Model Risk (SR 11-7)
Validation lifecycle · Model materiality · Performance monitoring cadence
EY
AI Risk Regulatory
Probability × impact · Regulatory obligation mapping · Composite exposure level
For Who

The buyers. Not the startups
being sold.

PE / VC Funds
Portfolio companies with EU AI exposure. Pre-closing DD. Post-close monitoring. Continuous retainer.
Institutional Investors
EIB, BPI France, sovereign wealth funds. Portfolio-level EU AI Act exposure mapping across AI assets.
US / UK Corporate Acquirers
Cross-border acquirers of European AI targets with no internal EU AI Act expertise or regulatory infrastructure.
M&A Law Firms
& Investment Banks
Rothschild, Lazard, Hogan Lovells, Latham. Opinion Letter as embedded instrument in transaction documentation.
Contact

A Discovery Memo takes
5 business days. Start now.

Tell us the target. We run D7™. You get a certifiable preliminary opinion.

contact@moneyball.ai
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