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Investment evaluation checklist |
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The checklist draws up concepts of selecting and evaluating an investment opportunity. It is intended to be a launching point for a more detailed and profound discussion with top management, personnel, independent advisors and other. The checklist can be applied as a model or template that individual investors should revise according to their unique processes and policies.
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1. Choosing the investment opportunity
- Carrying out competitor analysis including identifying barriers to entry the market
- Collecting the following basic information about the investment object: names, addresses and contact persons of the company professional advisers, including principal bankers and investment bankers, legals and auditors
- Undertaking the market research by a third party to date
- Creating a list of all potential international and domestic market segments
- Measuring the market size
- Creating a comprehensive business plan
- Make presentation
2. Evaluation of the investment opportunity
- Defining and listing goals of investment
- Evaluating return on investment (ROI)
- Estimating the payback period for the investment
- Comparing this investment opportunity with alternatives available on the market
- Creating reasonable and realistic financial plan
- Bringing independent professional advisors to the financial plan assessment
- Estimating terms when the business is expected to become profitable (interests and dividends)
- Checking if warrants or share options are attached to the investment object
- Checking if the investment object has convertible debts or subordinated debts
3. Evaluation of the investment opportunity risks
- Calculating potential loses and risk of the loss on investment opportunity
- If the project involves development of a new product, is there independent confirmation that it works
- Settling all the regulatory requirements (environmental, patent searches, technical, zoning, etc.)
- Determining the volume of financial and technological reserves
- Calculating the burn rate (if the business is doomed to be failed)
- Estimating your future share in investment after the founders get an interest for their "sweat equity"
- Defining your level of involvement in the project according to current Shareholders Agreement
- Confirming the legal structure of the investment by involving independent professional advisors
- Securing your investment by assets
- Checking future legal and financial bounds of the investment
- Making adequate insurance for assets
- Updating all tax assessments (income tax, payroll, etc) and related assessments
4. Evaluation of personnel involved in investment opportunity
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