# Ma due diligence checklist
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Generate comprehensive M&A legal due diligence checklists tailored to transaction type (asset purchase, stock/share purchase, merger), target company characteristics, and applicable jurisdictions.

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.

This skill generates comprehensive legal due diligence checklists for M&A transactions, tailored to transaction structure, target characteristics, and jurisdictional requirements. It produces actionable request lists, identifies red flags, tracks diligence status, and generates findings summaries suitable for transaction documentation. **Covers:** - Transaction-type-specific diligence frameworks (asset purchase, stock purchase, merger) - All 12 legal due diligence workstreams with detailed request items - Deal-type differentiators (what applies only to stock purchases, what differs in mergers) - Jurisdiction-specific requirements with [JURISDICTION-SPECIFIC] markers - Industry-specific additions for regulated sectors - Red flag identification and severity classification - Diligence request tracking and status management - Findings summary generation for transaction documentation - Quality-verified output with Glass Box audit trail **Does not:** - Conduct financial, commercial, or operational due diligence (see related financial skills) - Draft or negotiate transaction documents (see contract skills) - Provide legal advice or replace qualified M&A counsel - Apply to one jurisdiction exclusively — jurisdiction-agnostic with localization markers **Related skills:** - `legalcode-contract-review` — clause-level contract analysis for material contracts - `legalcode-legal-risk-assessment` — enterprise-wide legal risk evaluation - `legalcode-obligation-tracker` — post-closing obligation tracking - `imported-*-dd-checklist` — basic financial DD checklists (this skill provides the legal layer) This is a jurisdiction-agnostic skill designed ...

## Jurisdictions

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