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Due Diligence Request List and Data-Room Gap Analysis

Structured workflow for due diligence request list and data-room gap analysis: organise the supplied facts and documents, identify missing information, draft or analyse in stages, and verify facts, authorities and assumptions before use.

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Reusable prompt for Malaysian corporate and commercial practice. It should be used with the Universal Corporate Lawyer Control Block and checked by a supervising lawyer before use externally.

Prompt

Prepare a proportionate due diligence request list for `[TRANSACTION]` involving `[TARGET]`, tailored to its business and the agreed materiality threshold. Group requests by corporate, ownership, financing, contracts, assets, IP, employment, disputes, regulatory, data, insurance and tax. Then compare the request list against the supplied data-room index and classify each item as Complete, Partial, Missing, Outdated or Not Applicable. Identify priority items capable of affecting title, valuation, legality, completion or post-acquisition liability.

Repository section: Due Diligence and M&A

Required inputs: Transaction description; target business; existing data-room index.

Suggested use: replace all square-bracket placeholders before running the prompt. For confidential corporate records, board papers, cap tables, due-diligence materials or transaction documents, use a private/local model where possible.

Jurisdiction	Malaysia
Practice Area	Corporate / Commercial
Party Role	Any / as prompt specifies
Lifecycle Stage	Due Diligence and M&A
Document Type	Due Diligence and M&A
Prompt Number	19
Required Inputs	Transaction description, target business, existing data-room index.
Expected Output	Due Diligence Request List and Data-Room Gap Analysis output structured for Malaysian corporate practice.
Reviewed On	2026-07-26
Version	1.0
Verification Checklist	Distinguish facts, allegations and assumptions., Cite the document/page for each material fact where possible., Identify missing or contradictory evidence., Do not invent authorities., Check every authority and quote only verified propositions., Separate proposed drafting from facts requiring client confirmation.