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Analysis · 29 September 2026

# Spanish CEOs are slowing down on mergers and remain cautious about the return on investment of AI

**Publication**

elEconomista (Spain)

**Author**

Unsigned

**Published on**

29 September 2026 · read in the publisher's feed

## Summary

Spanish business leaders are taking a more cautious stance on mergers and acquisitions and remain reserved about the return on investment of artificial intelligence, according to the article's headline.

Summary based on the article's title and standfirst, as the text is not accessible.

[Read the article on elEconomista →](https://www.eleconomista.es/economia/noticias/14017470/09/26/los-ceos-espanoles-pisan-el-freno-en-las-fusiones-y-se-mantienen-cautos-con-respecto-al-el-retorno-de-la-ia.html)

## Classification

**Country**

Spain

**Company size**

Large companies

**Industries**

All industries, or industry not specified

**Keywords**

return on investment, ai, executives, mergers and acquisitions, spain

Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to elEconomista. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.