Checklist of due diligence items beyond LOI stage

by a searcher from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

5 years ago

Is there any comprehensive list out there that outlines the legal, financial and other types of due diligence topics to evaluate companies you just signed an LOI with? Granted a significant portion of that will be company/industry specific, but I am just curious about the general ones. FYI the company in question is a healthcare service provider. Thanks.

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intermediary from Clemson University

Sidebar... Don't be "that guy" who collects every internet DD checklist and sends to the broker/seller. The most successful professional buyers only request what is relevant when it is needed. Many prospective buyers have been dismissed by sellers as a result of sending an arduous DD list. I've received DD requests for franchise-related details when the seller wasn't even a franchise. It's like an attorney sending a 27 page discovery document - the difference is the seller has no obligation to respond. Give your target an unreasonable homework assignment and you're likely to get a "thanks, but no thanks" reply.

11 months ago | like reply | 0 likes

intermediary from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire - College of Business

I can supply you with a copy of our Master DD Checklist. --@----.com

1 year ago | like reply | 0 likes

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