Legal Due Diligence · glossary
The first section of a diligence report, and the one most readers read closely. It gives an overall view, ranks the findings with their ratings and responses, and says what the team did not find. Write it last. Report §1 · Chapter 12
Explained in Chapter 12, Findings, Reports and the Deal, of Legal Due Diligence.
Most readers of a report read one section carefully: the first. They include the client's board, the deal leaders and the lenders' credit committee. So the executive summary is the product, not a preface. Write it last, and write it best.Read Chapter 12, Findings, Reports and the Deal →
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