Relevant documents to be reviewed in a Due Diligence report:

  1. Corporate Information
  2. Corporate set up, government licenses, permits and registrations.
  3. Organization of the company.
  4. Capital stock.
  5. Recapitalization, mergers, consolidations and sales of the company.
  6. Company financial statements.
  7. Audited statements of earnings, changes in shareholders equity and cash flows for each of the fiscal years mentioned above.
  8. Unaudited balance sheet of the Company.
  9. Unaudited statements of earnings, changes in shareholders equity and cash flow of the Company for the period of the last 5 years.
  10. Other Financial Reports.
  11. Summary of major accounting policies if any, noting any that may be controversial.
  12. Information describing any ongoing tax disputes, together with copies of revenue, agents reports, correspondence, etc., with respect to pending federal or state tax proceedings regarding open years or items for the Company or any subsidiaries, if any.
  13. Auditors' letters and opinions during the last 5 years, if any.
  14. Copies of all appraisals of the assets or the value of the business, prepared in the last 5 years by investment bankers, appraisers, consultants, or others, including market studies and other types of reports, financial or otherwise, if any.
  15. Lists of contingencies.
  16. Real Estate.
  17. Operational matters and contracts.
  18. Labor and employment matters.
  19. Financing loan agreements.
  20. Litigation matters.
  21. Intellectual property.