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1import{j as e}from"./index-CDK4FVI8.js";import{S as t}from"./StudentGuidePage-B2rtOhjm.js";import{I as o}from"./ICMemoAnatomy-OtdfgNzF.js";import"./buildDate-BDYd6367.js";const i=()=>e.jsx(t,{slug:"how-to-write-a-private-deal-one-pager",breadcrumbLabel:"How to write a private deal one-pager",metaTitle:"How to Write a Private Deal One-Pager | Reuben AI",metaDescription:"Plain-English guide to writing a VC or PE deal one-pager: recommendation, thesis, unit economics, risks and terms.",h1:"How to write a private deal one-pager",tldr:"A private deal one-pager leads with a clear recommendation, states the thesis in two lines a partner can repeat, shows the unit economics, weights the three risks that could break the deal, and lists the proposed terms. If it does not fit on one page, keep editing.",visual:e.jsx(o,{}),sections:[{id:"structure",h2:"The structure",body:e.jsxs(e.Fragment,{children:[e.jsxs("p",{children:[e.jsx("strong",{children:"Recommendation."})," Invest or pass. Cheque size. Ownership. Round."]}),e.jsxs("p",{children:[e.jsx("strong",{children:"Thesis."})," Two lines. Why now, why this team, why this market."]}),e.jsxs("p",{children:[e.jsx("strong",{children:"Company."})," What they do, in plain English. Traction so far."]}),e.jsxs("p",{children:[e.jsx("strong",{children:"Unit economics."})," Gross margin, payback, retention. From the data room, not the deck."]}),e.jsxs("p",{children:[e.jsx("strong",{children:"Market."})," Bottom-up sizing. What has to be true for the market to matter."]}),e.jsxs("p",{children:[e.jsx("strong",{children:"Risks."})," Three real ones. What would make you exit."]}),e.jsxs("p",{children:[e.jsx("strong",{children:"Terms."})," Valuation, structure, key protections, follow-on strategy."]})]})},{id:"common-mistakes",h2:"Common mistakes",body:e.jsx(e.Fragment,{children:e.jsx("p",{children:"A thesis nobody could disagree with. Traction charts without cohort context. Risks that are strengths in disguise. No mention of exit path or reserve strategy."})})}],jobParagraph:e.jsx("p",{children:"Every VC, growth and PE fund runs on one-pagers before deals go to full IC. Analysts write dozens per quarter. The teams that write clearly get their deals heard."}),reubenParagraph:e.jsx("p",{children:"Reuben AI drafts the one-pager from the data room and the fund's mandate, with every number linked to its source. Students can start on the guided trial workspace to practise on real private deal cases."}),reubenLinks:[{to:"/templates/ic-memo-venture-growth",label:"IC memo template"},{to:"/templates/ic-memo-buyout",label:"Buyout IC memo template"}],sources:[{label:"ILPA Principles 3.0",href:"https://ilpa.org/principles/"},{label:"Invest Europe Professional Standards Handbook",href:"https://www.investeurope.eu/policy/professional-standards/"},{label:"NVCA Model Legal Documents",href:"https://nvca.org/model-legal-documents/"}],faqs:[{q:"How long should a private deal one-pager be?",a:"One page. Two if the deal is complex. Anything longer is a full IC memo."},{q:"Do I include a valuation model?",a:"Reference it. The one-pager summarises the ownership, entry valuation and headline returns. The model lives alongside."},{q:"Should I include competitor logos?",a:"Only if they clarify positioning. A grid of logos is not analysis."},{q:"How specific should the risks be?",a:"Specific enough that a partner can act on them. 'Execution risk' is not a risk. 'Second sales hire slipped twice' is."},{q:"Where does the recommendation go?",a:"First line. Every experienced partner reads the recommendation before anything else."}],related:[{to:"/answers/how-to-run-private-comps-and-precedent-transactions",label:"How to run private comps and precedent transactions"},{to:"/answers/how-to-build-a-dcf-for-a-private-company",label:"How to build a DCF for a private company"},{to:"/answers/how-to-write-an-ic-memo-example-structure",label:"How to write a full IC memo"}]});export{i as default};