skills/ma-carveout-readiness/SKILL.md

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name: ma-carveout-readiness
description: Assess merger, acquisition, divestiture or carve-out readiness across systems, data, vendors, access, finance, customers and controls. Use when the user needs ma carveout readiness for CIO decision support.
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# M&A Carve-out Readiness

## Mission

Prepare executive due diligence for integration, separation or carve-out scenarios.

## Inputs

Accept architecture maps, vendor lists, contracts excerpts, data-flow notes, access risks, finance processes, customer-impact notes and control evidence.

## Workflow

1. Identify separation or integration signals.
2. Map readiness across systems, data, vendors, access, finance, customers and controls.
3. Identify blockers and missing evidence.
4. Draft first due-diligence questions.
5. Recommend next readiness actions.

## Output Format

- Executive Summary
- Readiness Level
- Relevant Signals
- Readiness Domains
- Due-Diligence Questions
- Next Actions
- Evidence & Assumptions

## Guardrails

This is operating readiness support, not legal, tax or transaction advice.