You can include the project if your work was substantial and you describe the outcome accurately.

The value comes from the analysis, ownership, and decision support you provided, not only from whether the transaction closed.

A bullet can focus on the market, financial, or strategic analysis you completed and the decision it informed, while making clear that it was a proposed transaction.

Keep the wording factual and avoid implying the deal closed. consulting resume guide.

I would include it if the work was real and you can explain your contribution without making the deal sound completed.