Deals & Transactions

Two Complex Scenarios

Navigate M&A Legal Deals

1. Create Counterparty Legal Minds

Create minds for ALL legal stakeholders:

$
> "Create minds for:
>
Buyer's counsel: /Documents/legal/buyer-counsel.vtt
>
Seller's counsel: /Documents/legal/seller-counsel.vtt
>
Investment bankers: /Documents/legal/banker-convos.vtt"

Training: 5-15 minutes per legal mind

2. Predict Term Priorities

Ask EACH legal mind about key deal terms:

$
> "SCENARIO: You are buyer's legal counsel in a $50M acquisition.
>
The seller's counsel presents these deal terms to you for negotiation:
>
- Indemnification cap: $5M (10%) with 18-month survival
>
- Reps & warranties: Standard scope
>
- Material adverse change: Narrow definition
>
- Escrow: 15% of purchase price
>
- Non-compete: 3-year restriction
>
>
QUESTION: How will you respond to these proposed terms? Which are
>
acceptable vs. dealbreakers? Where can you compromise vs. where
>
must you push back?"

You will know:

• Each party’s term priorities
• Which terms are non-negotiable
• Where flexibility exists
• Optimal deal structure

3. Close Better Deals

Prepare term sheets that work for everyone, address each party’s must-haves, propose acceptable compromises, and structure win-win deals. Enter negotiations knowing which terms will close.

Navigate Contract Negotiations

1. Create Stakeholder Minds

Upload transcripts from contract discussions:

$
> "Create minds from contract negotiation meetings
>
and email exchanges with all parties"

Training: 5-15 minutes per party

2. Test Contract Structures

$
> "SCENARIO: You are Party B's legal counsel in a 3-party joint venture.
>
Party A presents these contract terms to you for the JV agreement:
>
- Liability cap: $10M (down from unlimited)
>
- IP ownership: Joint ownership with cross-licenses
>
- Termination: 2-year notice required
>
- Dispute resolution: Binding arbitration
>
>
QUESTION: How will you respond to these proposed terms? What concerns
>
will you raise? What modifications do you need? What would make you
>
accept vs. reject this contract structure?"

Discover:

• Acceptable liability ranges
• IP ownership structures that work
• Termination provisions all accept
• Dispute resolution preferences

3. Negotiate Strategically

Enter negotiations knowing which terms each party will accept, where to compromise, what structures create win-win, and how to close efficiently. Negotiate contracts all parties will sign.

Common Scenarios

M&A Legal Negotiations: Navigate complex deal terms across multiple legal counterparties. Predict priorities for indemnification caps, reps & warranties, MAC definitions, escrow amounts, and non-compete terms.

Contract Negotiations: Structure multi-party agreements everyone will sign. Understand acceptable liability ranges, IP ownership structures, termination provisions, and dispute resolution preferences.

Term Priorities: Know which legal terms are dealbreakers vs. negotiable. Discover what each party will trade and where flexibility exists to optimize deal structures.

Multi-Party Decisions: Predict responses from all legal stakeholders in complex matters. Build winning coalitions and close deals faster with better legal terms.

Implementation

$
> Create minds for M&A deal:
>
- Buyer's legal team: /Documents/ma/buyer-counsel.vtt
>
- Seller's legal team: /Documents/ma/seller-counsel.vtt

✓ Training 2 legal minds... (~10 min each)

$
> "SCENARIO: $50M acquisition deal. Seller's legal team presents
>
these proposed terms to you (as buyer's legal team):
>
1. Indemnification cap: $5M (10%) with 18-month survival
>
2. Escrow: 15% of purchase price
>
3. Non-compete: 3-year restriction
>
>
Ask each legal team: Which terms are acceptable vs. dealbreakers?
>
Where can you compromise?"

BUYER'S LEGAL TEAM:
- Indemnification cap: MUST be $10M (20%), not $5M
- Escrow: 15% acceptable if cap is $10M
- Non-compete: 2 years is fine
SELLER'S LEGAL TEAM:
- Indemnification cap: Prefer $5M, accept $7.5M
- Escrow: MUST be 10% max (liquidity concern)
- Non-compete: 2 years acceptable
OPTIMAL STRUCTURE:
- Indemnification: $7.5M (compromise)
- Escrow: 10% (seller's must-have)
- Survival: 18 months
- Non-compete: 2 years
Both sides will accept this structure.

Next Steps