Regulatory risks can delay deals, inflate costs, or block deals. Unfortunately, the burden is growing. According to McKinsey, new U.S. regulatory requirements now demand as many as 121 additional hours of disclosure preparation for complex transactions — a clear sign of increased scrutiny and operational drag.
This makes proactive, structured regulatory due diligence more essential than ever. Whether you’re buying, selling, or investing, the quality of your compliance review can significantly impact the speed of your deals.
This expert-developed whitepaper gives you a complete, field-tested regulatory due diligence checklist to help you spot red flags early, navigate complex compliance issues, and keep your transaction on track.
Why you need a regulatory compliance checklist
Whether you’re managing a cross-border acquisition, investing in a startup, or entering a regulated market, a lack of regulatory awareness leads to the following:
- Fines for non-compliance (e.g. HIPAA, GDPR, SEC)
- Delays from missing permits or unresolved litigation
- Deal failures due to antitrust or competition law violations
Without a structured regulatory due diligence process, your team may overlook critical issues — from unlicensed operations to expired environmental permits. A customized, role-specific checklist helps you assess, document, and address risks.
What’s inside the whitepaper?
This whitepaper provides actionable tools to help you manage compliance risk at every stage of the deal. Inside, you’ll find the following:
- A ready-to-use regulatory due diligence checklist, broken down by category and stakeholder role
- Guidance on how to tailor checklists for different industries and jurisdictions
- Real-world examples of regulatory risks in M&A transactions, from General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) violations to environmental penalties
- Insights on integrating checklist workflows into your data room and Q&A processes
- Practical tips on how to ensure due diligence and regulatory compliance across teams, jurisdictions, and deal types
From deal kickoff to post-merger integration, this guide ensures you’re audit-ready and regulator-proof.
Who benefits from this whitepaper?
We built this resource for professionals who handle or oversee regulatory compliance during due diligence, including the following:
- M&A and corporate development teams
- Legal counsel and compliance officers
- Private equity and VC investors
- Risk and governance professionals
- External advisors involved in regulatory due diligence
Whether you’re acquiring, divesting, or investing, this regulatory compliance checklist helps your team identify risks before they become liabilities.
Avoid costly mistakes in regulated transactions
This whitepaper helps you build a stronger compliance posture by:
- Clarifying roles across legal, compliance, and external counsel in the regulatory review process
- Standardizing documentation across jurisdictions and regulatory regimes
- Providing a single source of truth for stakeholders throughout the deal lifecycle
- Reducing the burden of fragmented audits and minimizing post-deal surprises
Download your regulatory due diligence checklist now
Protect your deals from hidden compliance risks with a proven framework trusted by M&A and legal professionals worldwide.
Download the whitepaper and get a practical, industry-ready checklist to guide your next transaction.
