Schroders Capital, the private markets division of asset manager Schroders, has introduced a virtual ‘investment committee agent’ to support its private equity teams as part of its approach to integrating AI into the investment process.
The tool builds on the capabilities of the firm’s existing Generative AI Investment Analyst, or GAiiA. Developed by Schroders Capital’s data science team, the tool is intended to interact with GAiiA outputs—reviewing draft documents and adding input on sector trends, business models and risk factors based on historical investment data.
GAiiA, launched 12 months ago, has been used to help screen data, speed up due diligence and draft initial investment summaries. It has supported more than 40 investment cases so far and has since been adopted across Schroders Capital’s primary, secondary and direct private equity investment teams.
Feedback from the agent can be used to refine GAiiA’s original analysis, though human oversight remains central throughout. Schroders Capital stressed that investment professionals remain fully responsible for reviewing AI-generated content, assessing risks and opportunities and making all final decisions.
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Both tools have undergone internal testing, and the firm says they will continue to be refined over time. Training and development of investment teams will run alongside these updates, as Schroders Capital looks to balance technology use with human judgement in its investment process.
Nils Rode, chief investment officer at Schroders Capital, said: “The launch of our new AI investment committee agent represents an important milestone in the evolution of our investment process. By integrating this challenger system, we are ensuring even greater rigour in Schroders Capital’s investment decision-making process. Equally, the rollout of GAiiA across all private equity investment types as well as the planned future enhancements support our ongoing mission to elevate our investment analysis to a new level, benefiting our clients with access to leading capabilities and our employees with the development of new skills for an AI-enabled future of work.”
