
The purpose of this checklist is to document the activities performed as part of an organization's acquisitions/new business development process.
The steps covered in this checklist focus on pre-acquisition activities, performing due diligence, post-acquisition activities and management approval. A key step in the pre-acquisition phase is to organize an acquisition/integration steering committee, which should involve members of the corporate accounting department, the corporate legal department, the IT department, operations and executive management.