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Structuring a deal in negotiation

Structuring a deal in negotiation

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Structuring a deal in negotiation

- Deal structure is going to impact your negotiating approach. There are several things you should look at as you lay out what the structure is. What are the objective criteria that exist and what are the assumptions you're making about the deal structure? Are there financial criteria that you're going to look at? Perhaps NPV or ROI, or how much the deal is going to cost. Laying out these objective criteria and some of the assumptions you're making can help you be more fact-based in approaching the deal. Next, understand the barriers to the deal. There are a lot of things that are going to get in the way of a deal getting done. The better you understand what these potential barriers are, the better you're going to be able to negotiate either around them or get things as concessions to help you overcome those barriers. Third, when does the deal need to be done? Understand the impacts of timing, what's the value of doing a…

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