Due Diligence - Legal.
Legal due diligence tests whether a company's corporate records, ownership, contracts and compliance history support the transaction you are planning. We review MCA records, statutory registers, minutes, share capital history, material contracts, litigation and licences, and report the issues that affect price, structure or closing conditions.
Typically 2–4 weeks for a focused review of one company, longer for groups or regulated businesses. Data room completeness and management response times drive it.
A partner — a chartered accountant or company secretary — from the first call to sign-off.
Based on your situation, and fixed in writing before any work starts.
Is this for you?
- Investors and acquirers evaluating an Indian company
- Companies preparing for fundraising that want to fix issues before investors find them
- Lenders assessing a borrower's corporate and security position
- Businesses entering a merger, joint venture or asset purchase
What you receive at the end.
- 01Scope note and request list
- 02Red-flag report for decision-makers
- 03Detailed due diligence report
- 04Inputs for transaction documents, such as conditions precedent and specific indemnities
- 05Query tracker with management responses
Due Diligence - Legal, step by step.
Typically 2–4 weeks for a focused review of one company, longer for groups or regulated businesses. Data room completeness and management response times drive it.
- 1
Scope and request list
We agree the scope, materiality thresholds and timeline with you and issue a document request list for the data room.
- 2
Public record checks
We review the company's MCA master data, filed documents, charges and director records, and run litigation searches.
- 3
Document review
We examine the charter documents, share issues and transfers including FEMA reporting, registers, minutes, material contracts, property documents, licences and employment arrangements.
- 4
Management queries
We raise and track queries with management and record their responses.
- 5
Findings report
We issue a red-flag summary and a detailed report, with recommendations on conditions precedent, indemnities, disclosures or price adjustments.
What we need from you.
Don't have everything yet? We send a short checklist after the first call and work with what you have.
- Data room access or documents as per our request list
- Charter documents and ROC filings
- Share capital records, shareholder agreements and investment documents
- Material contracts, leases and property documents
- Licences, registrations and regulatory correspondence
- Details of litigation, notices and claims
- Term sheet or transaction outline, for scoping
The fee depends on your situation. After a short call, the partner who will do the work tells you what's involved and gives you a fixed fee in writing — before any work begins.
- Government fees and statutory charges are billed at actuals.
- When you pay — upfront, in stages or on completion — is agreed in writing with the fee.
Questions about Due Diligence - Legal.
Ready to discuss Due Diligence - Legal?
30-minute confidential call — no proposal, no commitment. A partner will write back within one business day.