{
  "id": 17958866,
  "title": "I Asked an M&A Advisor Why 2026 Deals Keep Dying. His Nuanced Answers Surprised Me",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/i-asked-an-m-a-advisor-why-2026-deals-keep-dying-his-nuanced-answers",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-03T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Inc.",
    "slug": "inc",
    "url": "https://www.inc.com/christine-slocumb/why-ma-deals-fail-business-exit-strategy-ai-valuations/91427177"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Should you sell your business now, or wait? An M&A insider breaks down the real forces—beyond interest rates—stalling deals and shifting valuations.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}