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Legal & Financial Due Diligence

Comprehensive pre-investment and pre-acquisition due diligence for Indian companies

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.

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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
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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.
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