Due Diligence - A Practical Guide

This practical manual is a 'one-stop shop' for due diligence, containing everything practitioners need to conduct a thorough and focused due diligence exercise.

The handbook offers useful guidance and expert advice, providing checklists and commentary to help practitioners assess the value and inherent risk involved in the purchase of a company or business - both from a financial and legal perspective.

The main focus of the text is to provide the various checklists which make up the due diligence questionnaire - consisting of all the questions the would-be purchaser will want to ask and have answered in order to obtain a full picture of the value of the proposed purchase or investment.

* Thorough - the checklists provide an invaluable aide-memoire ensuring no vital issues are overlooked
* Practical - the checklists and accompanying commentary enable practitioners to compile a coherent questionnaire suitable for their needs
* Comprehensive - covers the legal, commercial, IP, environmental and financial aspects of the due diligence procedure

Contents:
* An introduction to due diligence.
* Managing the due diligence process.
* Commercial issues.
* Principal accounts of target.
* Finance.
* Contracts.
* Trading.
* Employment.
* Pensions.
* Corporate and statutory matters.
* Freehold and leasehold properties.
* Assets.
* Competition matters.
* Insurance.
* Environmental matters.
* Value added tax.
* Customs and Excise Duties.
* Corporation tax.
* Inheritance tax.
* Stamp duty and stamp duty reserve tax.
* Special situations.
* After the event.
* Glossary.
* Indexes.

Jurisdiction: England & Wales and Commonwealth