Due Diligence Data Request Checklist for an Acquisition Integration

Sensitive Information

• Top 20 customers by business sales
• Revenue for past 3 years by source
• Sales:  Rebates & Discounts
• Top 100 suppliers and the AP spend month by month last 24 months. 
• Go-To-Market Strategy
• Sales force incentives
• Geographic coverage per sales representative
• Product information for any products which are purchased and resold
• Manufacturing cost by plant site for the past 3 years
• Plant level P&L for past 3 years
• Sales volume, freight cost, and product ASP
• Detailed royalty structure by contract
• Product / SKU level sales by plant for past 3 years
• All available details for all Product C contracts
• Details for the environmental technology
• Available storage by Procudt C contract
• All supporting analysis / presentations prepared for the Product C Reclamation strategy
• IT02: IT related vendors
• Top 100 suppliers and the AP spend month by month last 24 months. Also the associated material & service provided
• Warehouse / Distribution Cost
• Employee Census
• Marketing spend per BU
• Active supplier agreement & contracts for goods and services
• Immigration paperwork
• Equity incentives details
• Sales Rep Contracts ...

Non-Sensitive Information

• Financial systems for reporting and transactions
• Employee FAQs
• Existing Communication channels
• Media list
• Corporate media policy, if any
• Corporate Communication Strategy, if any (sensitive info redacted)
• Communication contacts
• List of PR agencies used, if any, and their primary use.
• Annual spend by PR agency, if applicable
• Org chart/description of Public Affairs/government relations structure
• List of member trade/industry associations and any positions held.
• Sign surveys
• Existing signage vendors
• Copy of existing signage guidelines/standards
• Plant entrance photos
• Signage point of contact
• Employee engagement data
• Public relations Collateral material
• Image assets
• Vision, mission, values
• List of employee email distribution lists
• Current fixed asset register
• Annual lease payment on leased plants
• Provide all recorded safety incidents for the past 10 years by plant location.
• Financial systems for reporting and transactions
• Tools for both Budget and Strategic planning forecasts
• IT01: all software and hardware used for each business
• IT03: cybersecurity measures
• IT18: IP address ranges
• IT22: IT business integration messaging services
• Payroll systems
• Procurement policies & ethics
• Contractor compliance policies
• Overview of safety reporting
• Overview of the Safety system
• Policy on lock out / tag out
• PPE required at all sites
• Defensive / distracted driving training
• Safety consequence policies
• Annual safety training
• Listing of Legal employees
• Code of conduct policies
• IT32: IT specific code of conduct policy
• Marketing materials
• Legal name for all site locations
• Enviromental Management System (EMS)
• SIB and Growth Capex
• Management of capital spend ...