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Pre-Closing M&A Checklist For Advisors

Kip Wallen

Senior Director, Thought Leadership

This helpful checklist will make the post-closing process easier for both M&A advisors and their clients. Many items on the list may prove to be critical after closing. It spans various stages of the deal cycle including term sheet negotiation, due diligence, and tasks to complete by closing.

Topics covered in this checklist include:

  • Preliminary market research
  • Data room requirements
  • Contact Information for stock and option holders
  • Cost basis and acquisition date
  • Non-disclosure agreements
  • Expense funds
  • Paying agent requirements
  • Compensation payments
  • Closing allocation spreadsheet
  • Shareholder representative permissions

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Kip is a senior director leading the SRS Acquiom thought leadership practice, the mission of which is to share resourceful content built from SRS Acquiom expertise and proprietary data. In addition to facilitating scores of interactive presentations at M&A conferences and law firms, Kip authors a plethora of articles and data studies regularly utilized by the market. 

Previously, Kip was a part of the SRS Acquiom Transactional Group, where he collaborated with clients and counsel to negotiate M&A documents including purchase, escrow, payments, and other transactional agreements. Before joining SRS Acquiom, he was an attorney with a Denver-based boutique business law firm working on middle-market M&A deals.  

Kip holds J.D. and M.S. (Econometrics) degrees and is a member of the Colorado bar. 

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