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What you'll need

  • Definitive Agreement
  • Deal Summary or Term Sheet

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Overview

CaseMark's M&A Closing Checklist skill automatically generates a comprehensive, party-coded closing checklist from your definitive agreement and deal documents. It covers every critical closing category — from corporate authorizations and transaction documents to regulatory clearances, funds flow, and post-closing obligations — saving deal teams hours of manual checklist preparation.

Building an M&A closing checklist manually is a tedious, error-prone process that requires attorneys to comb through lengthy definitive agreements, identify every closing condition and deliverable, and assign responsibility across multiple parties. A single missed item can delay closing, trigger breach claims, or create post-closing disputes. As deal complexity grows, so does the risk of human oversight.

CaseMark's AI analyzes your definitive agreement and deal documents to automatically generate a structured, party-coded closing checklist with status tracking. Every closing condition, consent requirement, regulatory filing, and post-closing obligation is captured and assigned to the responsible party. The result is a deal-ready checklist that ensures nothing is overlooked and every stakeholder knows exactly what they need to deliver.

How it works

  1. 1. Upload your executed definitive agreement and deal summary documents

  2. 2. AI analyzes the transaction structure, parties, and closing conditions to build a comprehensive checklist

  3. 3. Review and customize the party-coded, status-tracked closing matrix

  4. 4. Export in your preferred format (DOCX, PDF) and distribute to all deal parties

What you get

  • Corporate Authorizations

  • Principal Transaction Documents

  • Third-Party Consents and Notices

  • Regulatory Clearances and Filings

  • Funds Flow and Escrow Items

  • Post-Closing Obligations

What it handles

  • Party-coded matrix with buyer, seller, counsel, and escrow agent assignments

  • Status-tracked workflow from Pending through Draft, Review, Execution, and Delivery

  • Comprehensive coverage of corporate authorizations, consents, and regulatory clearances

  • Funds flow and escrow coordination tracking

  • Post-closing obligations and deliverables management

  • Supports stock purchases, asset deals, and mergers

Required documents

  • Definitive Agreement

    The executed purchase agreement, merger agreement, or asset purchase agreement with all schedules and exhibits

    .pdf, .docx

  • Deal Summary or Term Sheet

    A summary of key deal terms including parties, structure, closing date, and logistics

    .pdf, .docx

Supporting documents

  • Disclosure Schedules

    Disclosure schedules identifying material contracts, consents, and regulatory matters

    .pdf, .docx

  • Prior Closing Checklist

    An existing or template closing checklist to use as a formatting or content reference

    .pdf, .docx, .xlsx

  • Regulatory Filing Summary

    Summary of applicable regulatory filings, HSR analysis, or industry-specific approval requirements

    .pdf, .docx

Why teams use it

Reduce checklist preparation time from hours to minutes, freeing attorneys to focus on substantive deal issues

Minimize the risk of missed closing deliverables with AI-driven extraction of obligations from your definitive agreement

Improve deal coordination with clear party assignments and standardized status tracking across all workstreams

Maintain consistency and quality across transactions with a structured, comprehensive checklist framework

Questions

What types of M&A transactions does this checklist support?

CaseMark generates closing checklists for U.S. stock purchases, asset purchases, and mergers. The AI adapts the checklist categories and deliverables based on the specific transaction structure identified in your definitive agreement.

How does the party-coding system work?

CaseMark assigns responsibility codes to each closing item — such as BC (Buyer's Counsel), SC (Seller's Counsel), B (Buyer), S (Seller), and EA (Escrow Agent). This makes it immediately clear who is responsible for each deliverable, streamlining coordination across multiple parties.

Can I customize the checklist after it's generated?

Absolutely. CaseMark produces a fully editable closing checklist that you can modify, add items to, reassign party codes, and update statuses as the closing progresses. The generated checklist serves as a comprehensive starting point tailored to your specific deal.

Does the checklist include regulatory and compliance items?

Yes. CaseMark identifies regulatory clearances such as HSR filings, industry-specific approvals, and jurisdictional requirements based on the transaction details. It also covers third-party consents, change-of-control notices, and other compliance deliverables.

How does CaseMark handle post-closing obligations?

The generated checklist includes a dedicated post-closing section covering items like purchase price adjustments, escrow releases, transition services, and ongoing indemnification obligations. This ensures nothing falls through the cracks after the deal closes.

Is my deal information kept confidential?

CaseMark employs enterprise-grade security and encryption to protect all uploaded documents and generated content. Your confidential deal information is never shared with third parties or used to train AI models.

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