Legal Due Diligence
Coordinate Canadian M&A lawyers on contracts, leases, employees, IP, and corporate cleanup.
What's Included
Legal DD on a Canadian SMB acquisition typically runs $8,000-$25,000 with a tier-2 firm. We coordinate your lawyer to focus on what matters and skip the overbilling rabbit holes.
Scope we coordinate: - Corporate cleanup: minute book, share register, resolutions - Material contracts: customers, suppliers, distributors - Real-estate lease assignment (the #1 deal killer in BC retail) - Employment law: ESA, vacation accruals, severance reserves - Intellectual property: trademarks, software, licensing - Regulatory and licensing transfer (liquor, cannabis, child care, dental) - Litigation and contingent liabilities - Personal guarantees and director liability
You get a focused legal review that catches the real risks without a five-figure surprise invoice.
Key Benefits
Avoid the lease-assignment deal killer
Capped legal scope = no surprise invoices
Real risks surfaced, theoretical ones skipped
Coordinated with financial and operational DD
Direct introduction to vetted Canadian M&A lawyers
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