Sean Corcoran, VP of Corporate Development and M&A at Neustar, Inc., stresses out the importance of transparency and communication. He said that everyone should know what the deal is trying to achieve so that they would understand what is important.
As you negotiate the purchase agreement, there are going to be tradeoffs, the size of the team will change, and it could take a long time before the deal finishes. It is paramount that everyone involved in the deal knows what the company is trying to achieve.