# Acquisition opportunity brief · [Target] · [Date] · Confidential **Author:** [PM] **Corporate development lead:** [Name] **Distribution:** [named list only] ## The target in one paragraph [What they build, for whom, stage, team, and why it came up.] ## Strategic fit - Roadmap bet it answers: [bet] - Capability gained: [technology, team, customers, data] - Time saved against building: [estimate with reasoning] ## Leverage or reinvent? - Value proposition: [same / different] - Customers and buyers: [same / different] - Sales motion and pricing: [compatible / different] - Verdict: Leverages our model (integrate) / Reinvents it (keep separate) ## Options, in order of commitment | Option | What we get | Cost | Effect on the target's customers | Reversible? | |---|---|---|---|---| | Venture client pilot | Evidence of fit | | Served as normal | Yes | | Minority investment | Option and relationship | | Unchanged | Partly | | License-and-hire | Team and technology | | Risk of stranding | No | | Full acquisition | Everything, plus contracts | | Inherited | No | ## Integration risks [Talent retention, product overlap, technology stack, culture, security posture.] ## Diligence questions [Technical, eval quality, data rights, security, customer contracts, open-source licenses.] ## Regulatory and approval considerations [Merger review, data transfer, sector rules. Confirm with legal.] ## Trigger conditions to proceed [Measured results, by date, that would justify the next level of commitment.] ## Recommendation [Next step only. Not the whole deal.]