Ready to Use: Due Diligence Checklists is the definitive resource for understanding, drafting and negotiating deals. The CD-Rom features sample due diligence checklists in a Microsoft Word document that can be customized to fit your needs. Written by top corporate lawyers and fine tuned by leading investment bankers and venture capitalists, the contracts represent the industry standard for these types of agreements. The documents include line by line wording on the following topics: corporate records and charter documents; business plan and financials; security issuance and agreements concerning securities; material agreements; disputes and potential litigation; governmental regulations and filings; operating agreements; intercompany agreements and agreements w/ affiliates; Stock records; personnel matters; intellectual property matters; real and personal property matters; insurance matters; legal matters; compliance with law; and business information. Within these documents lies a wealth of critic