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Negotiation Fundamentals

Learn how to leverage the most value while approaching a deal. In this course, Larry Forman will walk you through the basic “dos and don'ts” of negotiation.

What you’ll learn

  • Pillars of Negotiation
  • Key Phases in the M&A Process When Negotiation Occurs
  • Initial vs Secondary Due Diligence, Dealing with Sensitive Information
  • Examples of Deal-Breaker Issues

Course content

Announcing the Initial Price

Handling Counters During Negotiating

Negotiated terms in the LOI

Due Diligence Surprises

Challenging Closing Requirement Examples

How to Distinguish Between Business and Legal Points

Who is this course for

Those seeking information on how to go through a negotiation process, including how to handle counters, NDAs, LOIs, and more.

Instructor

Larry Forman
Senior Manager and Head of the Ecosystem for Deloitte’s New Venture Accelerator

Larry Forman, Senior Manager of Deloitte, has been building company value through global corporate development for over 20 years in the software, data analytics, EDI/E-Commerce, document management, and information and media industries, most recently leading global deal teams at LexisNexis and Teradata.

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Upon completion, members will receive a "Negotiation Fundamentals" course badge.

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