Due diligence checklists provide a starting point for the due diligence effort. This document gathering effort is augmented with many other techniques, including management capability assessments, benchmarking of operational performance, interviewing customers and suppliers, and analysis of business models and projections and covers the following general areas:

1.  Financial Records

2.  Assets of the Company

3.  Liabilities of the Company

4.  Intellectual Property of the Company

5.  Employee and Human Resources of the Company

6.  Corporate Documents and Organizational Structure of the Company

7.  Stockholder Information

8.  Securities Issues of the Company

9.  Material Contracts of the Company

10.  Securities issues of the Company

11. Material Contracts Concerning the Company

12.  Product Development

13. Marketing and Sales

14. Facilities, Property and Equipment of the Company

15. Litigation Matters

16. Other Reviews that may Impact the Company

17. Governmental and Regulatory Matters

18.  Environmental Matters Involving the Company