Best Practices in Due Diligence Background Checks

A Best Practices Playbook

Background checks are a crucial part of the due diligence process—as they identify potential risks posed by a company or its personnel, laying out all the information before investors so they can make more informed decisions.

This best practices playbook is a resource to properly navigate this essential step in the due diligence process. It should equip investors with sufficient knowledge about using background checks to make well-informed decisions as well as provide insight as to how to best implement these practices.

In this Playbook, you’ll find answers to things like:

• Choosing the Right Type of Report

• The Optimal Time to Run a Check

• Determining the Subject of the Background Check

• Implementing Flags into Final Decisions

• Best Workflow and Collaboration Practices

• Post-Investment Checks and Monitoring