EPISODE · Jun 15, 2026 · 9 MIN
How a No-Deal Default Won a $300 Million Airport Contract
from The Business Negotiation Podcast with Fexingo: Deals, Contracts, and Closing Conversations · host Fexingo
Lucas and Luna dissect a real-world negotiation where the buyer's best alternative to a negotiated agreement (BATNA) was deliberately kept weak. They walk through a 2023 airport infrastructure deal worth $300 million and show how the seller turned a bad default scenario into leverage. Key tactics: revealing your own walkaway, naming the cost of deadlock, and framing 'no deal' as the worst outcome for both sides. Listeners learn one concrete move they can use in their next high-stakes negotiation. #Negotiation #BATNA #AirportDeal #BusinessStrategy #ContractNegotiation #Leverage #Walkaway #Infrastructure #DealMaking #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #Podcast #Episode54 #NegotiationTactics #Deadlock #Default #SellerAdvantage #BuyerPsychology Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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Lucas and Luna dissect a real-world negotiation where the buyer's best alternative to a negotiated agreement (BATNA) was deliberately kept weak. They walk through a 2023 airport infrastructure deal worth $300 million and show how the seller turned a bad default scenario into leverage. Key tactics: revealing your own walkaway, naming the cost of deadlock, and framing 'no deal' as the worst outcome for both sides. Listeners learn one concrete move they can use in their next high-stakes negotiation. #Negotiation #BATNA #AirportDeal #BusinessStrategy #ContractNegotiation #Leverage #Walkaway #Infrastructure #DealMaking #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #Podcast #Episode54 #NegotiationTactics #Deadlock #Default #SellerAdvantage #BuyerPsychology Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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