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Generate and track comprehensive due diligence checklists tailored to the target company's sector, deal type, and complexity. Covers all major workstreams with request lists, status tracking, and red flag escalation. Use when kicking off diligence, organizing a data room review, or tracking outstanding items. Triggers on "dd checklist", "due diligence tracker", "diligence request list", "what do we still need", or "data room review".
Copy the install command and let the AI configure it · recommended for beginners
Please install the "dd-checklist" skill from askskill: 1. Download https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/financial-services/main/plugins/vertical-plugins/private-equity/skills/dd-checklist/SKILL.md 2. Save it as ~/.claude/skills/dd-checklist/SKILL.md 3. Reload skills and tell me it's ready
Ask the user for:
Generate a checklist across all major workstreams, tailored to the sector:
Financial Due Diligence
Commercial Due Diligence
Legal Due Diligence
Operational Due Diligence
HR / People Due Diligence
IT / Technology Due Diligence (for tech-enabled businesses)
Environmental / ESG (where applicable)
For each item, track:
| Item | Workstream | Priority | Status | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QoE report | Financial | P0 | Pending | ||
| Customer interviews | Commercial | P0 | In Progress | 3 of 10 complete |
Status options: Not Started → Requested → Received → In Review → Complete → Red Flag
Maintain a running list of red flags discovered during diligence:
Automatically add relevant items based on sector:
Build M&A accretion dilution models with pro forma EPS and sensitivity analysis.
Root-cause a reconciliation break to its source transaction or posting — follow the audit trail from the break row back to the originating entry on each side and state what differs and why. Use after gl-recon has classified a break.
Audit a spreadsheet for formula accuracy, errors, and common mistakes. Scopes to a selected range, a single sheet, or the entire model (including financial-model integrity checks like BS balance, cash tie-out, and logic sanity). Triggers on "audit this sheet", "check my formulas", "find formula errors", "QA this spreadsheet", "sanity check this", "debug model", "model check", "model won't balance", "something's off in my model", "model review".
Build institutional-grade comparable company analyses with operating metrics, valuation multiples, and statistical benchmarking in Excel/spreadsheet format. **Perfect for:** - Public company valuation (M&A, investment analysis) - Benchmarking performance vs. industry peers - Pricing IPOs or funding rounds - Identifying valuation outliers (over/under-valued) - Supporting investment committee presentations - Creating sector overview reports **Not ideal for:** - Private companies without comparable public peers - Highly diversified conglomerates - Distressed/bankrupt companies - Pre-revenue startups - Companies with unique business models
Real DCF (Discounted Cash Flow) model creation for equity valuation. Retrieves financial data from SEC filings and analyst reports, builds comprehensive cash flow projections with proper WACC calculations, performs sensitivity analysis, and outputs professional Excel models with executive summaries. Use when users need to value a company using DCF methodology, request intrinsic value analysis, or ask for detailed financial modeling with growth projections and terminal value calculations.
Build pre-earnings analysis with estimate models, scenario frameworks, and key metrics to watch. Use before a company reports quarterly earnings to prepare positioning notes, set up bull/bear scenarios, and identify what will move the stock. Triggers on "earnings preview", "what to watch for [company] earnings", "pre-earnings", "earnings setup", or "preview Q[X] for [company]".