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Användningen av AI vid en juridisk due diligence – Förenligheten med GDPR och AI-förordningen

Freiman, Nellie LU (2025) LAGF03 20251
Department of Law
Faculty of Law
Abstract (Swedish)
Företagsförvärv spelar en viktig roll för en fungerande marknadsekonomi. Vid ett förestående företagsförvärv finns det flera viktiga steg innan förvärvet är genomfört. Transaktionsprocessen brukar delas in i tre faser, nämligen stra-tegifasen, transaktionsfasen och integrationsfasen. Alla delar spelar en viktig roll för att ro ett företagsförvärv i hamn.
En av de mest centrala delarna under transaktionsprocessen är att utföra en due diligence, däribland en juridisk sådan. Denna företagsbesiktning tar vid under transaktionsfasen och utgör en form av hälsokontroll av målbolaget. Denna juridiska due diligence-process granskar målbolagets tidigare avtal och åtaganden. Genom att denna granskning görs minimeras risker som förvärvet annars kan... (More)
Företagsförvärv spelar en viktig roll för en fungerande marknadsekonomi. Vid ett förestående företagsförvärv finns det flera viktiga steg innan förvärvet är genomfört. Transaktionsprocessen brukar delas in i tre faser, nämligen stra-tegifasen, transaktionsfasen och integrationsfasen. Alla delar spelar en viktig roll för att ro ett företagsförvärv i hamn.
En av de mest centrala delarna under transaktionsprocessen är att utföra en due diligence, däribland en juridisk sådan. Denna företagsbesiktning tar vid under transaktionsfasen och utgör en form av hälsokontroll av målbolaget. Denna juridiska due diligence-process granskar målbolagets tidigare avtal och åtaganden. Genom att denna granskning görs minimeras risker som förvärvet annars kan föra med sig.
Artificiell intelligens var tidigt med att bistå den juridiska due diligence-processen då den ofta inneburit bearbetning av åtskilliga dokument. I och med detta aktualiseras regleringar såsom GDPR och AI-förordningen. De person-uppgifter som kommer med dokumenten in i granskningen måste behandlas enligt kraven i GDPR. Om principerna för personuppgiftsbehandling i GDPR efterlevs, kan användningen av AI vid en juridisk due diligence vara tillåten.
AI-förordningen, som delvis har implementerats, ställer i sin tur upp krav på leverantörer och tillhandahållare av AI-system. Förordningen delar upp AI-system i fyra olika riskklasser som blir avgörande för vilka regler som aktua-liseras. Kravet på AI-kunnighet gör att alla leverantörer och tillhandahållare av AI-system måste anpassa sig, så även advokatbyråer som använder olika AI-system vid en juridisk due diligence. (Less)
Abstract
Mergers and acquisitions play an important role in the functioning of a market economy. When an acquisition is imminent, there are several important steps before the acquisition is completed. The transaction process is usually divided into three phases: the strategy phase, the transaction phase and the integration phase. All of them play an important role in bringing an acquisition to a suc-cessful conclusion.
One of the key elements of the transaction process is to carry out due dili-gence, including legal due diligence. This due diligence starts during the trans-action phase and is a form of health check of the target company. This legal due diligence process reviews the target company's past agreements and commitments. This review... (More)
Mergers and acquisitions play an important role in the functioning of a market economy. When an acquisition is imminent, there are several important steps before the acquisition is completed. The transaction process is usually divided into three phases: the strategy phase, the transaction phase and the integration phase. All of them play an important role in bringing an acquisition to a suc-cessful conclusion.
One of the key elements of the transaction process is to carry out due dili-gence, including legal due diligence. This due diligence starts during the trans-action phase and is a form of health check of the target company. This legal due diligence process reviews the target company's past agreements and commitments. This review minimizes the risks that the acquisition might oth-erwise entail.
Artificial intelligence was early to assist the legal due diligence process as it often involved the processing of numerous documents. With this, regulations such as the GDPR and the AI Act come into play. The personal data that comes with the documents in the review must be processed according to the requirements of the GDPR. If the personal data processing principles of the GDPR are complied with, the use of AI in legal due diligence may be al-lowed.
The AI Act, which has been partially implemented, in turn sets out require-ments for providers and deployers of AI systems. The Regulation divides AI systems into four different risk classes that will determine which rules are applied. The requirement for AI literacy means that all suppliers and providers of AI systems must adapt, including law firms that use various AI tools in legal due diligence. (Less)
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author
Freiman, Nellie LU
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course
LAGF03 20251
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
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Avtalsrätt, Företagsförvärv, Artificiell intelligens, Due Diligence, GDPR, AI-förordningen
language
Swedish
id
9190024
date added to LUP
2025-06-23 12:55:55
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2025-06-23 12:55:55
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  abstract     = {{Mergers and acquisitions play an important role in the functioning of a market economy. When an acquisition is imminent, there are several important steps before the acquisition is completed. The transaction process is usually divided into three phases: the strategy phase, the transaction phase and the integration phase. All of them play an important role in bringing an acquisition to a suc-cessful conclusion.
One of the key elements of the transaction process is to carry out due dili-gence, including legal due diligence. This due diligence starts during the trans-action phase and is a form of health check of the target company. This legal due diligence process reviews the target company's past agreements and commitments. This review minimizes the risks that the acquisition might oth-erwise entail.
Artificial intelligence was early to assist the legal due diligence process as it often involved the processing of numerous documents. With this, regulations such as the GDPR and the AI Act come into play. The personal data that comes with the documents in the review must be processed according to the requirements of the GDPR. If the personal data processing principles of the GDPR are complied with, the use of AI in legal due diligence may be al-lowed.
The AI Act, which has been partially implemented, in turn sets out require-ments for providers and deployers of AI systems. The Regulation divides AI systems into four different risk classes that will determine which rules are applied. The requirement for AI literacy means that all suppliers and providers of AI systems must adapt, including law firms that use various AI tools in legal due diligence.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
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  year         = {{2025}},
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