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M&A Due Diligence Checklist: Complete Framework Template

Business M&A Strategy advanced 🤖 ChatGPT 👁 3 views

📝 The Prompt

Act as an M&A advisor and corporate development expert. Help me build a comprehensive due diligence checklist for evaluating an acquisition target. My context: Target company description: [Industry, size, business model] Deal type: [Asset purchase / stock purchase / merger] Acquisition rationale: [Strategic fit — market expansion, technology, talent, revenue?] Target deal size: [Approximate deal value] Timeline: [How long do we have for DD] Areas of particular concern: [e.g., IP ownership, customer concentration, regulatory] Please create a structured due diligence checklist covering: 1. Financial DD — P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, working capital, debt 2. Legal DD — corporate structure, contracts, litigation, IP ownership 3. Commercial DD — market position, customer concentration, pipeline, competition 4. Operational DD — team, technology, processes, supply chain 5. HR DD — org structure, key person risk, compensation, culture 6. Tax DD — obligations, structure, transfer pricing, liabilities 7. Technology DD — systems, security, tech debt, data assets For each area, flag the top 3 deal-breaker risks to investigate first.

⚙️ Replace 6 placeholders: [Industry, size, business model] [Asset purchase / stock purchase / merger] [Strategic fit — market expansion, technology, talent, revenue?] [Approximate deal value] [How long do we have for DD] [e.g., IP ownership, customer concentration, regulatory]

🎯 What this prompt does

This AI prompt helps you m&a due diligence checklist: complete framework template. Designed for m&a strategy workflows in the business category, it's a advanced-level prompt you can copy directly into ChatGPT to get instant, production-ready results.

Use it when you need a advanced prompt that produces clear, actionable output without wrestling with trial-and-error wording. Just copy, customize, and run.

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🚀 How to use this prompt

  1. Copy the prompt using the 📋 button above.
  2. Open ChatGPT (or Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, or your preferred LLM).
  3. Paste the prompt into a new chat. Replace 6 bracketed placeholders ([Industry, size, business model] [Asset purchase / stock purchase / merger] [Strategic fit — market expansion, technology, talent, revenue?] ) with your own details.
  4. Run the prompt and review the AI's response. Most outputs are usable immediately.
  5. Iterate if needed — if the tone, length, or structure isn't quite right, reply with "make it shorter", "use bullet points", or "make it more formal" and the AI will refine it.

💡 Tips for better results

  • Replace the bracketed placeholders ([Industry, size, business model], [Asset purchase / stock purchase / merger], [Strategic fit — market expansion, technology, talent, revenue?], [Approximate deal value]) with your own specifics before sending.
  • If the first output isn't quite right, ask the AI to refine, rewrite, or add more detail — iteration is key.
  • For long outputs, ask for a section at a time (e.g. 'start with the introduction only') to keep quality high.
  • Combine this with other business prompts to build an end-to-end workflow.
  • Save your favorite variations — small wording tweaks often produce noticeably different results.
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✨ What you'll get

When you run this prompt, expect ChatGPT to return:

  • A directly usable m&a strategy output tailored to the details you provided
  • Clear structure (headings, bullets, or numbered sections) that you can drop into your workflow
  • Content that matches your specified tone and context
  • Results in under 30 seconds — no manual drafting required

Need a different angle? Just ask follow-up questions. The AI will adjust without you starting over.

🔄 3 variations to try

1

Make it more formal

Add "Use a formal, professional tone suitable for enterprise clients" at the start of the prompt.

2

Ask for multiple options

Append "Give me 5 alternative versions, each with a different angle or approach." after the main instruction.

3

Request structured output

Add "Return the response as a markdown table (or bullet list, or JSON)" so you can paste the result directly into your docs or code.

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