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legalcode-ma-due-diligence-checklist

Generate comprehensive M&A legal due diligence checklists tailored to transaction type (asset purchase, stock/share purchase, merger), target company characteristics, and applicable jurisdictions. Use when conducting legal due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, carve-outs, joint ventures, or corporate investments. Covers all 12 workstreams (corporate structure, contracts, IP, litigation, employment, regulatory, real estate, environmental, tax, data privacy, antitrust/FDI, insurance) with deal-type-specific considerations, red flag identification, and jurisdiction-variant requirements. Triggers on "M&A due diligence", "legal dd checklist", "acquisition due diligence", "asset purchase diligence", "stock purchase diligence", "merger legal review", "target company legal review", "data room checklist", or "deal due diligence". Jurisdiction-agnostic with markers for US, UK, EU, India, and Australia variants.