ma-playbook
M&A strategy for acquiring companies or being acquired. Due diligence, valuation, integration, and deal structure. Use when evaluating acquisitions, preparing for acquisition, M&A due diligence, integration planning, or deal negotiation.
Profile →npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill ma-playbook --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# 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 | | Pe
- Keywords
- Quick Start
- When You're Acquiring
- Strategic Rationale (answer before anything else)
- Due Diligence Checklist
- Valuation Approaches
- Integration Frameworks
- When You're Being Acquired
- Readiness Signals
- Preparation (6-12 months before)
- Negotiation Points
- Red Flags (Both Sides)
- Verification Loop (before any LOI or signature)
- Integration with C-Suite Roles
What does the ma-playbook skill do?
M&A strategy for acquiring companies or being acquired. Due diligence, valuation, integration, and deal structure. Use when evaluating acquisitions, preparing for acquisition, M&A due diligence, integration planning, or deal negotiation.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill ma-playbook --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From alirezarezvani/claude-skills, a repository with 23,791 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.