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Our Professional Services: Due Diligence Corporate Record Verification: We will obtain details of the corporation records, including: certificates of incorporation, articles of incorporation, articles of dissolution, articles of incorporation continuance, articles of amendment, bylaws, unanimous shareholders agreement, directors minutes, resolutions, notices, registers, security certificates, stated capital, warrant certificates, annual returns, financial statements, stockholders and directors, including a list of other businesses and transfers of ownership with the company. Financial Information: We will verify the annual and quarterly financial statements for the past three years with the bank statements, to ensure accuracy of the proposed financial statements. As part of our due diligence, we will analyze the profitability of the company and the predictability for business growth based on ratio analysis calculations. We will consider economic indicators that may have an impact, including any government instability, regulations and market constraints in other countries. Economics - Will will provide risk reports in all countries relative to their political, financial and economic stability. These reports will include forecasts of all risks to international business and will include a summary of the tax laws, taxation, business forecasts, economic and government pressures, gross domestic product, heads of state and government, privatization, elections, legislators, political parties, corruption, ethics, military, health care, tax relief, unemployment, inflation, health insurance, health care and corporate tax. Products: We will investigate the major products for any past recalls, product defaults, claims, market share and pricing information relative to the competition. Customer/Client Information: We will conduct an investigation into the satisfaction level of current customers, including any adverse or past severed customer relationships. Marketing Sales & Distribution: We will review all strategic marketing plans, business plans and development, future growth and technological analysis. Tax Information: We will obtain copies of all tax returns and notices of assessments for the last three years. We will also investigate if a company has any pending audits to determine any outstanding tax arrears or court action. Competition: We will speak to the competitors in the industry very discreetly. Liens: We will investigate all liens and indebtedness against the company, including personal property liens, registrations, notices and mortgages. We will communicate with lenders to ensure compliance with all security agreements. As part of our investigation, we will conduct personal property searches in Canada and Uniform commercial code searches in the United States. Employment: We will conduct an investigation into the officers, directors and senior management of the company to determine any past, pending or potential litigation against them personally or in the capacity of a director of the company. We will analyze all employee title descriptions, classifications, including their credentials, hourly rate, salary, profit sharing, pension, retirement, benefits and stock options. As part of this check, we will obtain copies of all policies, including personnel policies, insurance policies and indemnity bonds to determine the cost, nature and any pending or previous claims. If there are any outstanding workers compensation claims, collective bargaining, grievances, arbitration matters or occupational health and safety issues, will will provide our clients with copies. Credit Information: We will conduct searches with the credit bureaus to ascertain their overall level of risk relative to the competition, including their payment index scores and failure risk. This information generally states their annual and net revenues, number of employees, derogatory notes, liens, judgments, returned cheques and total credit exposure. We will conduct searches under the Companies Creditor Arrangement Act to determine if the company has filed to re-structure their business or financial affairs, in an effort to avoid bankruptcy. Agreements: We will obtain a copy of all agreements with clients, suppliers, purchasers, consultants and employees. Supplier/Vendor/Customer Information: We will obtain all information relative to supplier lists, customer/client lists, purchase and billing volumes and any complaints. Litigation and Compliance: We will conduct searches in all provinces, states and countries to obtain summaries of litigation, judgments against the company in civil and tax courts. We will conduct reviews with regulators and administrative agencies to determine any active or past disciplinary complaints, investigations, actions or orders. Bankruptcy: We will conduct searches on both the company and the directors personally to determine any past or current records of filings, including the causes, details, financial particulars of the bankruptcy, discharge orders or any creditor opposition to the bankruptcy. Criminal Records: We will conduct criminal court name searches on all staff and directors and provide any information on pending charges or convictions. Database searches, articles and reviews: We will conduct an extensive on-line search with our databases on all major newspapers and educational literature to determine any negative or positive publicity reported in the news, including sec filings, congressional testimony, law reviews, company profiles, executive profiles and major U.S. and world news. Worldwide data - We are able to conduct investigations in other countries, including court decisions in the following territories: Africa - Asia- Australia - Central America- Europe - North America - South America. Occupational Licensing Searches - We will conduct inquiries to determine any pending matters with the securities commission or other regulators. Personal matters: We will conduct any investigation into the personal matters of the directors that could have an adverse impact on the business transaction. Business Bureaus and Professional Associations - We will conduct searches to determine if there are any complaints about the company with any regulators. Intellectual Property & Trademark - We will verify registrations. |
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