Introducing Due Diligence

The Legal Due Diligence course deals with various aspects of conducting legal and financial due diligence for a company. Students participating in this course will gain in-depth knowledge and understanding of the essential areas to be covered when conducting legal and financial due diligence for different types of transactions. The course includes essential areas of information which must be obtained as well as learning the most efficient methods of dealing with that information and how to capture it in a diligence report. Students will also learn how to identify and flag issues, and suggest plausible remedies and mitigating factors that can be included in the transaction document—like shareholders' agreement, business transfer agreement, share purchase agreement, etc. The course actively involves the students in exercises and discussions, to ensure they gain a solid working understanding of the principles and practices of thorough due diligence projects, protecting potential clients and achieving the aims of the transaction.

At the end of the course, the student will recognise:

• The essential areas of information needed to be covered
• Avoid basic errors while preparing a due diligence report
• Understand the importance and characteristics of a thorough due diligence report
• Be able to prepare a requisition list based on documents
• Be able to apply the laws in a transaction
• Approach the due diligence exercise with increased confidence
• Write clearer, fuller, more structured due diligence reports