Negotiation Skills · glossary

Heads of terms

A one-page table of the agreed points, from which the new contract is drafted. Some firms call it a term sheet. Polgarrow’s heads are subject to contract and to its board’s approval, so they bind nobody. Heads of Terms, heading · Chapter 1 · see Subject to contract

Explained in Chapter 1, How to Negotiate a Contract Renewal: The Lawyer’s Role, of Negotiation Skills.

The main page for this term is Heads of terms, in M&A Foundations.

How it comes up, in Chapter 1
The talks end with heads of terms: a one-page table of the agreed points. Later, the heads become the new contract. Chapter 2 starts the preparation, with what each side really needs.
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This term is part of one fictional contract renewal, from the first letter to heads of terms, with every document attached and a test after every chapter. Open Negotiation Skills → · All terms A–Z →