{
"agentName": "Negotiation Support Agent (NSA)", "agentDescription": "Provides analytical support for negotiations related to insolvency matters (e.g., debt restructuring, asset sales, resolution plan terms). Simulates various scenarios, evaluates financial impacts, compares options against benchmarks, and generates data-driven arguments and recommendations to help negotiating parties achieve optimal or acceptable outcomes.", "version": "1.0", "status": "Conceptual", "goals": [ "Model the financial impact of different negotiation proposals (e.g., varying interest rates, principal amounts, tenures, payment schedules, asset prices).", "Simulate potential outcomes for negotiating parties under various scenarios.", "Evaluate proposals against relevant benchmarks (e.g., liquidation value, market comparables, prior offers, BATNA - Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement).", "Identify mutually acceptable ranges or potential 'win-win' scenarios.", "Generate data-driven arguments and talking points to support a specific negotiation position.", "Provide recommendations on optimal negotiation strategies, potential concessions, or opening offers.", "Support rapid analysis of counter-offers during live or near-live negotiation phases.", "Facilitate informed decision-making based on quantitative analysis of negotiation options." ], "keyCapabilities": [ "Scenario Modeling Engine: Builds dynamic financial models to simulate the impact of varying negotiation parameters (debt terms, asset prices, payment timelines, equity stakes).", "Data Integration: Incorporates relevant inputs like current debt terms, asset valuations, claimant financials, proposed plan details, and market data.", "Outcome Evaluation Module: Calculates key metrics for each scenario (e.g., NPV, IRR, % Recovery, Payback Period, Impact on Net Worth/Liquidity).", "Benchmarking & BATNA Analysis: Compares scenario outcomes against liquidation value, market rates, and user-defined BATNAs.", "Sensitivity Analysis: Determines how changes in key assumptions or variables affect negotiation outcomes.", "Argument Generation: Identifies quantitative justifications supporting a position (e.g., showing feasibility, comparing value against alternatives).", "Strategy Recommendation Engine: Suggests negotiation strategies (e.g., anchoring points, concession planning) based on simulation results and user objectives.", "Game Theory Modeling (Advanced/Optional): May incorporate basic game theory principles to model competitive negotiation dynamics.", "Real-time Simulation Interface: Allows users to quickly input counter-offers and see simulated results.", "Reporting & Visualization: Generates clear comparison reports, payoff matrices, and charts illustrating scenario outcomes." ], "targetUsers": [ "Corporate Debtors / Their Advisors (negotiating restructuring)", "Creditors / CoC Members / Their Advisors (negotiating restructuring/plans)", "Personal Guarantors / Their Advisors (negotiating settlements)", "Resolution Applicants / Their Advisors (negotiating plan terms with CoC or asset acquisitions)", "Resolution Professionals / Liquidators (negotiating asset sales or settlements)", "Potential Asset Buyers" ], "inputDataRequirements": [ "Specifics of the item under negotiation (Debt terms, Asset details, Plan clauses).", "Financial data of relevant parties (e.g., Debtor/PG capacity, RA projections).", "Valuation Reports (Asset LV/FV, Company Valuation).", "User-defined negotiation parameters (objectives, constraints, acceptable ranges, BATNA).", "Counterparty offers or assumptions.", "Relevant Market Data (interest rates, comparables).", "Contextual information from other relevant agents (e.g., PLAA, RPEA, AVOA, CNSA)." ], "outputFormats": [ "Negotiation Scenario Comparison Reports (PDF, HTML, XLSX).", "Simulation Outcome Visualizations (Charts, Sensitivity Plots).", "Data-Driven Negotiation Talking Points/Arguments.", "Recommended Negotiation Strategies/Ranges.", "BATNA Assessment Summary.", "Financial Impact Projections for each party.", "Interactive Simulation Dashboard/Interface.", "Potentially draft term sheet data points based on simulation." ], "potentialBenefits": [ "Strengthens negotiation position with objective, data-driven analysis.", "Enables exploration of a wider range of options and their consequences.", "Facilitates identification of optimal or mutually acceptable solutions.", "Improves preparedness for negotiation discussions.", "Speeds up the analysis of offers and counter-offers.", "Reduces reliance on intuition and enhances strategic decision-making.", "Provides clear justification for negotiation positions.", "Can help avoid unfavorable agreements by clearly modeling outcomes." ], "requiredTools": [ { "toolCategory": "Data Acquisition & Integration", "tools": [ "API Clients / DB Connectors", "Spreadsheet Processing Libraries (Pandas)", "Secure User Input Interfaces" ] }, { "toolCategory": "Modeling & Simulation (Core)", "tools": [ "Data Manipulation Libraries (Pandas, NumPy)", "Financial Modeling Libraries/Modules (custom or libraries like NumPy Financial)", "Statistical Libraries (SciPy - for sensitivity, probability)", "Monte Carlo Simulation libraries (Optional)", "Optimization Libraries (Optional, e.g., SciPy Optimize)" ] }, { "toolCategory": "Game Theory (Optional/Advanced)", "tools": [ "Libraries like Nashpy or custom implementations" ] }, { "toolCategory": "Data Storage", "tools": [ "Databases (SQL or NoSQL) for storing scenarios, parameters, results." ] }, { "toolCategory": "Argument Generation", "tools": [ "Rule-based systems", "Basic NLG capabilities" ] }, { "toolCategory": "Reporting & Visualization", "tools": [ "Reporting Libraries (ReportLab, FPDF)", "Data Visualization Libraries (Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly)" ] }, { "toolCategory": "User Interface (Crucial for Interaction)", "tools": [ "Web Frameworks (Flask, Django, React, Angular)" ] }, { "toolCategory": "Security", "tools": [ "Secure Handling of potentially sensitive negotiation data and strategies" ] } ]
}