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Legal & Financial Due Diligence
Comprehensive pre-investment and pre-acquisition due diligence for Indian companies
- Government fee
- Varies
- Typical timeline
- 3-6 weeks depending on scope and document availability
- Documents needed
- 13 items
Getting your paperwork right the first time is the biggest factor in how fast legal & financial due diligence completes. Below is the complete document checklist — what's mandatory, what's situational, and how each item is used — so you can assemble everything before you begin.
Documents Required
Items marked Required are mandatory; others are situational.
Corporate Records
- Certificate of Incorporation, MOA, and AOARequired
- Complete cap table and shareholder registerRequired
- All shareholders' agreements and side lettersRequired
- Board and shareholder resolutions for the past three yearsRequired
Financial and Tax Records
- Audited financial statements for preceding three to five yearsRequired
- Income-tax returns and Form 26ASRequired
- Pending tax assessment orders or demand noticesRequired
- GST registration and return filing summaryRequired
Commercial and IP Documents
- Top ten customer and vendor contractsRequired
- Intellectual property registration certificates and assignment deedsRequired
- ESOP plan, vesting schedules, and exercise recordsRequired
- Lease deeds and other material property documents
- Litigation register and legal noticesRequired
Tips to avoid delays
- Keep digital copies (PDF or clear photos) of every document ready before you start.
- Make sure names and addresses match exactly across all documents — mismatches are the single most common cause of rejection.
- Use current, unexpired government-issued IDs, and have both originals and self-attested copies on hand.
Legal & Financial Due Diligence
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