This Checklist has been drafted for use by the buyer and is designed to highlight issues commonly arising, and key questions that should be asked, when undertaking due diligence in the course of a share purchase transaction where the target is a limited liability company.

This Checklist focuses exclusively on the information technology (IT) assets used internally by the target, and is intended to be used in conjunction with due diligence enquiries in other areas such as general corporate, data protection, intellectual property, accounting and tax and as to financial position. For guidance on how to do this, see:

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   Intellectual property due diligence in share purchase transactions—checklist regarding detailed intellectual property right (IPR) due diligence in share purchase transactions

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   Practice Note: The impact of the UK GDPR on M&A transactions regarding detailed data protection due diligence in share purchase transactions

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   Practice Note: Due diligence—share and asset purchases and Precedent: Legal due diligence questionnaire—private M&A—share purchase regarding due diligence in share purchase transactions generally

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   Precedent: Share purchase agreement—pro-buyer—corporate seller—conditional—long form for standard terms