What Creates Competitive Tension in an M&A Process?
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Competitive tension is not a function of contacting many buyers. It is a function of giving the right buyers reason to compete.
Competitive tension is often described as the engine of a successful sale process, but it is widely misunderstood. It is not created by contacting a large number of buyers. It is created by giving the right buyers a reason to believe they can lose.
That belief comes from preparation: a clear story, credible materials, and a process that signals seriousness. When buyers sense that a process is disciplined and that credible alternatives exist, they behave differently. When they sense the opposite, they act accordingly.
The advisor’s role is to construct the conditions under which tension is genuine, not manufactured. Markets see through the rest.
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