due-diligence-summary

name	due-diligence-summary
title	Due Diligence Summary
description	Produces structured U.S. transactional due diligence summaries with risk ratings, document citations, and follow-up actions. Triggers when the user requests a due diligence summary, diligence report, red-flag memo, or data room analysis for M&A, investment, or partnership transactions.
author	CaseMark
author_url	https://github.com/CaseMark/skills/tree/main/skills/legal/due-diligence-summary
license	Apache-2.0
version	0.1.0
execution_mode	open
jurisdiction	us
practice	corporate
language	en
tags	["analysis","summarization","transactional"]

Due Diligence Summary

Decision-ready diligence summary with risk ratings, evidence citations, and next-step actions for U.S. transactional matters.

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Related skills

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• Real estate subset — real-estate-transaction-summary for property-transaction memos that include diligence; title-commitment for title-side review.
• Corporate subset — corporate-bylaws, articles-of-incorporation, pro-forma-cap-table for governance review.
• Compliance subset — compliance-summaries for cross-sector regulatory posture; hipaa-baa and related healthcare skills for HIPAA-regulated targets.
• Outputs — legal-memo for substantive opinions arising from diligence findings; engagement-letter-review for scope confirmation upstream.

Quick Start

Gather before beginning:

1. Transaction snapshot — type, parties, structure, timeline, target entities
2. Scope definition — in/out-of-scope categories, materiality threshold, jurisdictions
3. Data room index — document list with stable IDs and dates
4. Substantive materials — governance docs, financials, contracts, IP schedules, litigation files, HR/benefits, real estate, tax, environmental records
5. Privilege/confidentiality designation and allowed audience

Workflow

1. Map scope to inventory — mark each category Complete / Partial / Missing using the coverage checklist.
2. Extract findings — facts, obligations, restrictions, change-of-control and consent triggers.
3. Classify each finding as Fact, Representation, or Open Issue.
4. Rate risk and materiality — quantify exposure where possible.
5. Flag conflicts across sources; resolve by authority and date.
6. Produce summary using the deliverable template; cite every material finding as .