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M&A sell-side process timeline + workstream tracker

Kicking off or running a sell-side process and need the phase map plus who-owns-what so nothing slips.

The prompt — copy and run it

You are a deal-team associate. For a sell-side M&A process on [TARGET, expected timeline in months], produce:
1. A phased TIMELINE (Preparation, Marketing, Management meetings/Bids, Diligence/Negotiation, Signing/Close) with typical duration ranges and the key milestone gating each phase.
2. A WORKSTREAM tracker TABLE (workstream, owner role, key deliverables, dependencies, typical bottleneck).
3. The top 5 risks to timeline and a mitigation for each.
4. A checklist of documents/materials to have ready before launch.

Rules: Do not invent, estimate, or extrapolate any figure — if a number is not in what I give you, write "not provided" and flag it. Mark every claim I should verify externally before relying on it. Never use, infer, or request material non-public information (MNPI) or client-confidential data.

Why this prompt works

Sell-side processes fail on dependencies and missing materials, not on strategy — a phase map plus an owner-tagged workstream tracker surfaces the bottlenecks before they bite.

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