BLOG — Dec. 17, 2025

Introducing EBB Assist: Your AI Assistant for the Equity Bookbuild Platform

In today’s fast-paced financial environment, efficiency is paramount, especially during deal execution. Syndicate teams face constant pressure to make quick, informed decisions, but time-consuming searches for information and reliance on outdated documentation can lead to mistakes and delays. Imagine if you could streamline access to critical information and empower your teams to operate with speed and confidence.

Introducing EBB Assist, an AI-driven chatbot seamlessly integrated into the Equity Bookbuild (EBB) platform. EBB Assist is tailored to simplify your workflow by providing instant, real-time guidance through the complexities of the platform.

How Does EBB Assist Work?

EBB Assist allows users to search user guides and documentation through a conversational interface, enabling them to quickly find answers related to features, workflows, and troubleshooting. With over 100 pages of curated documentation covering all key pages, fields, and features within EBB, the Assistant can reference essential information to deliver accurate, sourced answers to your questions. EBB Assist is trained to understand industry-specific terms and workflows relevant to the bookbuilding platform and maintains conversational context for follow-up questions, allowing for a smooth dialogue.  

Key Features of EBB Assist:

  • Instant Assistance: EBB Assist is available 24/7 to address your inquiries in real-time, making it easier for you to navigate the Equity Bookbuild application.
  • Natural Language Processing: Powered by Amazon’s Bedrock Anthropic-Claude model, EBB Assist understands and processes your questions, providing relevant information directly from S&P Global’s proprietary user guides.
  • User-Centric Design: Tailored specifically for Syndicate users, EBB Assist is integrated across all pages of the Equity Bookbuild application, ensuring you have access to support wherever you are in the tool.
  • Secure Access: EBB Assist operates securely without accessing any system data, and access can be enabled on a per-user or user group level by contacting S&P Global customer support.

Future Vision

EBB Assist marks the first step in our broader journey toward integrating AI and Natural Language Processing into the EBB platform. We envision a future where users interact with the platform in a conversational manner, seamlessly accessing critical data, generating reports, and uncovering valuable insights. EBB Assist lays the foundation for this vision, a more intelligent and insight-driven platform.

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