Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
When you're in the room to negotiate a deal, and hold the titles of being members of a negotiating committee, then your activities are considered to be that of negotiations...even if you just do what you're told by the "opposing" party.
Don't know if they waited. Just know they accepted what was passed across the table to them because they knew what management's Plan B would be if they didn't. But hey, time value of money and not angering our partner is important.
Carl
So to summarize your post, you have absolutely no proof that negotiating didn't occur. Thanks for clarifying what was already known.