We just signed our LOI and the buyer's diligence requests are overwhelming our executive team. How do we use our existing meeting structures to handle this massive workload without letting our quarterly performance slip?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

The period between signing the LOI and reaching the closing table is the most dangerous phase of any transaction. Many owners fail here because they try to run the entire diligence process themselves while keeping their leadership team in the dark. This leads to operational neglect, missed targets, and ultimately a lower purchase price at close due to performance drops. To prevent this, you must treat the transaction as a major organizational initiative. Do not dismantle your operating system. Instead, use your existing EOS tools to manage the extra workload. Delegate specific data-gathering tasks to the seats on your Accountability Chart. The person in your Integrator seat must coordinate the flow of information. Create a dedicated Transaction Rock for the quarter. This keeps the transaction work visible and structured. During your weekly Level 10 Meeting, use the IDS process to solve bottlenecks in the data room. If a buyer's request is stalled, identify the root cause, discuss how to retrieve the data, and select a clear owner to solve it. This disciplined approach ensures that your core business operations do not suffer. Showing the buyer a leadership team that hits its weekly Scorecard numbers during intense diligence sends a powerful message. It proves that the business runs on a self-sustaining system, reinforcing the very valuation they agreed to in the LOI.