Due diligence is usually thought of as the long list of items the buyer must consider and verify prior to purchasing a business.
It’s true that the buyer has a special and enduring duty to thoroughly examine the target company because he or she will have to live with the purchase decision if the deal is completed.
The seller has a much lighter due diligence load from a purely technical or legal viewpoint. Most sellers enter into negotiations and possible transactions woefully unprepared to discuss the deal with an experienced buyer.
The checklist in this tool is intended to be both a learning and an educational tool and not a legal document.
The purpose of this checklist is to illustrate a sample document with the more common issues related to the due diligence process that a seller of a company should consider.
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M&A due diligence for CFOs part II – seller