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Explain a Deal Like a Middle Schooler

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Your question is Explain a Deal Like a Middle Schooler. Take a moment with it on the right.

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Problem

Explain the deal you've prepared as if I'm a middleschooler.

Asked in the First round interview at b-school stage. The interviewer is testing whether you understand the transaction well enough to communicate its purpose, valuation, mechanics, and risks without relying on jargon.

Task

  1. Explain what each company does and why the transaction is happening.
  2. Describe the purchase price, financing, valuation, and expected benefits in simple language.
  3. Identify the most important risk and explain what could make the deal fail.
  4. Distinguish confirmed deal facts from assumptions or estimates.

No transaction-specific financial data is supplied, so do not invent figures or deal terms.