Merger Room Massacre

Your beloved mentor and CEO, Richard Chen, just collapsed from a massive stroke during the most critical merger meeting of your career. As Acting COO, you're suddenly thrust into negotiations with Apex Ventures' ruthless acquisition team. They're exploiting the chaos to force a hostile takeover, giving you just 30 minutes to either save the company or capitulate to their predatory terms.

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Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Acting COO of TechFusion Solutions

Conversation Partner

Victoria Sterling, Lead Counsel for Apex Ventures

Setting

44th floor executive boardroom, emergency lights casting harsh shadows as medical team wheels out your mentor

Location

Downtown Financial District, TechFusion HQ

Learning Objectives

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Delay signing until external counsel arrives (30 minute countdown)

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Maintain legal defensibility of all responses

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Protect company valuation and employee interests

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“I understand this is difficult, with Richard in such a... delicate condition, but these papers need your signature within the next 30 minutes. The markets wait for no one, and your employees deserve certainty. Shall we proceed?”

This is how Victoria Sterling, Lead Counsel for Apex Ventures's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#330

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