The M&A Playbook for Entrepreneurs

Because this decision is too big to figure out alone. Built from real deals, real data, and lessons most people learn the hard way.
From IBGrid – backed by a team with 26+ years of M&A experience, a network of 1,50,000+ professionals, and lessons from hundreds of real deals.
WHAT’S INSIDE
- Why 70-90% of M&A deals destroy value, and how to be in the other 10–30%
- The complete 9-step M&A process from team assembly to deal closure
- Valuation methods: DCF, comparable companies, earnings multiples which one applies to you
- The seller’s preparation checklist that gets you a higher price
- The buyer’s strategy framework, what to define before you start shopping
- Due diligence deep-dive: financial, legal, customer, operations, tax
- Negotiation terms that matter more than price, earnouts, escrow, non-competes
- 2025–26 market data: $4.7T in global deal value, PE activity up 54%
- Your pre-deal checklist: 11 boxes to tick before you sign anything