M&A Mergers & Acquisition Due Diligence Checklist

Top 10 Free M&A Due Diligence Resources

A guide to a range of free due diligence resources to assist boards, management teams and risk managers during the due diligence phase of mergers or acquisitions is listed below.

M&A: The One Thing You Need to Get Right (Article)

A list of due diligence questions and issues to consider.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/allbusiness/2019/03/27/comprehensive-guide-due-diligence-issues-mergers-and-acquisitions/?sh=5884040b2574

Key Due Diligence Activities In A Merger And Acquisition Transaction (Article)

An article on the key activities to be undertaken.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/allbusiness/2014/12/19/20-key-due-diligence-activities-in-a-merger-and-acquisition-transaction/

Human Due Diligence (Article)

An article from David Harding and Ted Rouse on the importance of people issues in mergers and acquisitions

https://hbr.org/2007/04/human-due-diligence

IT Due Diligence Checklist: Must-Assess Technology Elements Prior to Any Acquisition (Article)

A good guide to the IT and IT-related issues to consider as part any of any due diligence process.

https://www.pipartners.com/it-due-diligence-checklist/

Due Diligence When Buying a Business (Website)

A comprehensive list of due diligence considerations from the State Government of Queensland

https://www.business.qld.gov.au/starting-business/starting-buying/buying/due-diligence

 Acquisition Due Diligence Checklist (Article)

Acquisition checklist form global firm LexisNexis

https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/professional/risk-management/resources/acquisition-due-diligence-checklist.page

Buying A Business – Due Diligence Checklist (Website)

A comprehensive list of due diligence considerations from the US Federal Government entity, Score

 https://www.score.org/westmoreland/resource/checklist/buying-business-due-diligence-checklist

Complete M&A Due Diligence Checklist for 2023 (Checklist)

Acquisition checklist from DealRoom

https://dealroom.net/faq/due-diligence-checklist-template

Due Diligence Checklist: Everything You Need to Know (Checklist)

Acquisition checklist from upcounsel

https://www.upcounsel.com/due-diligence-checklist

Due Diligence Checklist When Buying A Business (Checklist)

CEO Hangout’s due diligence checklist

https://ceohangout.com/due-diligence-checklist-when-buying-a-business/

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