Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction: Checklist 1 - Buyer pre-due diligence; Checklist 2 - Selecting (and working with) advisers; Checklist 3 - Briefing advisers; Checklist 4 - Information to be requested from the target. Financial Due Diligence: Checklist 5 - Financial due diligence. Legal Due Diligence: Checklist 6 - Legal due diligence. Commercial Due Diligence: Checklist 7.1 - Commercial due diligence (CDD) checklist for initial management meeting; Checklist 7.1.1 - Assessing the target's market strategy; Checklist 7.2 - A full CDD exercise; Checklist 7.2.1 - Determining key purchase criteria (KPCs); Checklist 7.2.2 - Five forces; Checklist 7.2.3 - Resources and capabilities. Human Resources Due Diligence: Checklist 8 - Human resources due diligence. Management Due Diligence: Checklist 9.1 - Management due diligence; Checklist 9.2 - Management competencies; Checklist 9.3 - Competency-based interviewing. Pensions Due Diligence: Checklist 10 - Pensions due diligence. Taxation Due Diligence: Checklist 11 - Taxation due diligence. Environmental Due Diligence: Checklist 12 - Environmental due diligence. IT Due Diligence: Checklist 13 - IT due diligence. Technical Due Diligence: Checklist 14 -Technical Due Diligence. Intellectual Property Due Diligence: Checklist 15 - Intellectual property due diligence. Antitrust Due Diligence: Checklist 16.1 - Merger control filing requirements; Checklist 16.2 - Antitrust risks posed by the target's activities. Insurance and Risk Management Due Diligence: Checklist 17 - Insurance and risk management due diligence.

About the Author

Peter Howson is a director of AMR International, London's leading independent Commercial Due Diligence specialists. He has over 25 years of M&A and business development experience in both industry and as an adviser. He has been involved in a wide range of acquisitions - private equity and corporate, domestic and cross border - in a diverse range of markets in both manufacturing and service industries. He is a regular speaker at M&A and due diligence conferences.