Matters to be considered include:
Corporate affairs – ownership structure, Minutes of meetings, details of acquisitions, shares, security interest, insurances etc
Financial information and advisors – financial statements, annual returns and details of other transactions and reports from external advisors
Offices, facilities and equipment – office locations, asset maintenance and service contracts
Intellectual property – products, technologies, patents, protection procedures and agreements
Material contracts – agreements and contracts related to supply, manufacturing, sales and distribution, partnership arrangements etc
Material litigation – past, pending or threatened litigation and disputes
Employees – employees and related agreements and responsibilities, contractors and consultants, health and safety and labour disputes
Regulatory matters – compliance, government approvals and permits, resource consents
Tax – working papers and returns, policies, audit, agreements with associates and company position
Insurance – policies, claims and reports
Marketing – marketing materials and recent press releases
