Due diligence checklist Vietnam: build yours in minutes.
IVLF’s free due diligence checklist Vietnam builder turns your deal type and the target’s sector into a prioritised list of documents and questions to request. Choose your answers, tick items off, and copy the list to share with your team.
Build your due diligence checklist
Answer two questions, choose the areas to cover and get a prioritised checklist you can copy.
What a due diligence checklist Vietnam deals need covers
Corporate and ownership
Incorporation, charter, shareholders and group structure.
Licences and regulatory
Business licences, permits and regulator correspondence.
Key contracts
Customers, suppliers, leases and change-of-control terms.
Employment and labour
Contracts, work permits, social insurance and disputes.
Tax
Filings, audits, transfer pricing and incentives.
IP, data and IT
Trademarks, software, personal data and cyber incidents.
Real estate and assets
Land use rights, permits, title and encumbrances.
Disputes and financing
Claims, judgments, loans, security and guarantees.
Read the full explanation
A due diligence checklist Vietnam investors can use turns a broad review into a list of specific documents and questions. It helps both sides: the buyer or investor knows what to ask for, and the target can prepare its data room in an orderly way.
The checklist you build here starts from the deal type and the sector. A share purchase puts more weight on corporate records, licences and tax, because the buyer inherits the company’s history. An asset deal focuses on title to the assets and the contracts that need consent to transfer. A minority investment looks closely at shareholder rights and information rights, and a joint venture at the partner and the governance terms.
Sector changes the priorities too. Regulated and licensed sectors put licences and foreign-ownership conditions first. Manufacturing and energy add environmental and safety permits. Real estate and construction add land use rights and project approvals. Services and technology put intellectual property, data and software ownership first.
Use the checklist as a request list, not as the review itself. The documents you receive still need to be read, compared with each other and checked against the applicable rules, which is where professional review adds the most value. For a longer discussion, read our Vietnam M&A due diligence buyer’s checklist. Red flags found in due diligence usually feed into the price, warranties, indemnities and conditions to closing. Legal references used in our work are checked against the national legal documents database.
How to use the checklist
Answer two questions
Pick the deal type and the target’s sector, then choose the areas to cover.
Review the priority areas
Areas that matter most for your deal and sector come first.
Send and track requests
Copy the list, send it to the target and tick items off as documents arrive.
Due diligence checklist: frequently asked questions
What is a due diligence checklist?
A structured list of the documents and questions an investor or buyer requests from a target before committing to a deal.
Does the checklist replace a professional’s review?
No. It is a request list. The documents you receive still need to be read and checked by a professional against the applicable rules.
Can I use it for a minority investment?
Yes. Choose “A minority investment” and the checklist adds shareholder rights and information rights, and puts the corporate and financing areas first.
Have IVLF run the review
Our team tailors the checklist to your target and reviews the documents with AI-assisted research and professional review. See how we work, explore our mergers and acquisitions practice or try the M&A structure selector.
