Agent skill · product strategy · alirezarezvani
ma-playbook
Buy a company or sell yours: diligence, valuation, terms, integration. Use whenever M&A or an exit comes up.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific frameworks and checklists for M&A processes that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 3k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-05. 23,939 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
M&A Playbook Frameworks for both sides of M&A: acquiring companies and being acquired. Keywords M&A, mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, acquisition, acqui-hire, integration, deal structure, valuation, LOI, term sheet, earnout Quick Start Acquiring: Start with strategic rationale → target screening → due diligence → valuation → negotiation → integration. Being Acquired: Start with readiness assessment → data room prep → advisor selection → negotiation → transition. When You're Acquiring Strategic Rationale (answer before anything else) Buy vs Build: Can you build this faster/cheaper? If yes, don't acquire. Acqui-hire vs Product vs Market: What are you really buying? Talent? Technology? Customers? Integration complexity: How hard is it to merge this into your company? Due Diligence Checklist Domain Key Questions Red Flags -------- -------------- ----------- Financial Revenue quality, customer concentration, burn rate >30% revenue from 1 customer Technical Code quality, tech debt, architecture fit Monolith with no tests Legal IP ownership, pending litigation, contracts Key IP owned by individuals People Key person risk, culture fit, retention risk Founders have no lockup/earnout Market Market position, competitive threats Declining market share Customers Churn rate, NPS, contract terms High churn, short contracts Valuation Approaches The ranges below are illustrative, not current market data — always verify against current market comps before using them in a model or negotiation. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills alirezarezvani/ma-playbook--e3442c