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Deal Screening

Deal Screening

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The market got easier. The room got harder.

Sep 24, 2026

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2 min read

The market got easier. The room got harder.

Deals are not dying from conditions anymore. They are dying from price disagreement and process fatigue.

Fadi Malouf
Fadi Malouf

Acquisitions

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The Five Times I Kill a Deal Before the LOI

Sep 17, 2026

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2 min read

The Five Times I Kill a Deal Before the LOI

Underwriting is where deals die. It's rarely where they should have died.

Forward Motion by Fadi Malouf

Documenting the real work of buying, building, and unsticking businesses since 1999.

© 2026 Forward Motion by Fadi Malouf.
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