Due diligence report template
Twenty-six slides covering what a buyer has to clear before signing: commercial, financial, operational, legal, and management diligence, then the risks found, the synergies available, and what the findings do to the price. Select it, brand it to your firm in one click, add your findings, and export to PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Keynote.
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Every slide in the due diligence report template
Twenty-six slides, in the order you present them.
Due Diligence Report • Premade Template • Slide 01 of 26
Slide 01
Title
The target, the acquirer, and the advisory firm presenting.
Built using “Title” slide
Slide 02
Agenda
The full report structure, grouped so a reader can navigate to their section.
Built using “Agenda” slide
Slide 03
Executive Summary
The verdict on one screen: key findings, risks, and the recommendation with conditions.
Built using “Executive Summary” slide
Slide 04
Transaction Overview
Deal structure, valuation range, strategic rationale, and comparable multiples.
Built using “One Pager / Snapshot” slide
Slide 05
Company Overview
The target's business profile, model, and product lines, with revenue, EBITDA, and headcount beside them.
Built using “Case Study” slide
Slide 06
Market Analysis
Market size, growth dynamics, and the competitive environment the target operates in.
Built using “Market Size” slide
Slide 07
Market Analysis
Competitors compared on share, positioning, and threat level.
Built using “Table” slide
Slide 08
Commercial Due Diligence
Revenue quality, customer concentration, retention, and go-to-market effectiveness.
Built using “KPI Dashboard” slide
Slide 09
Financial Due Diligence - P&L
Revenue trends and margin analysis across multiple periods, tabled and charted.
Built using “Financial Table” slide
Slide 10
Quality of Earnings
EBITDA adjustments and normalized earnings, with the bridge from reported to adjusted.
Built using “Charts” slide
Slide 11
Working Capital & Cash Flow
Net working capital, cash conversion, and free cash flow, with seasonality called out.
Built using “Financial Table” slide
Slide 12
Debt & Leverage
Debt structure, coverage ratios, and the maturity profile.
Built using “Financial Table” slide
Slide 13
Operational Due Diligence
Operations, technology infrastructure, and process maturity assessed.
Built using “Executive Summary” slide
Slide 14
Scalability Assessment
Current state, post-acquisition requirements, and the investment gaps between them.
Built using “Table” slide
Slide 15
Leadership Assessment
The executive team evaluated on capability, tenure, and flight risk.
Built using “Table” slide
Slide 16
Key Person Risk & Talent Gaps
Dependencies, retention risk, and the organizational observations behind both.
Built using “Executive Summary” slide
Slide 17
Litigation & Compliance
Active litigation, regulatory status, and pending liabilities.
Built using “Executive Summary” slide
Slide 18
IP & Material Contracts
IP ownership and the material contracts, with the change-of-control provisions on each.
Built using “One Pager / Snapshot” slide
Slide 19
Risk Assessment
The comprehensive risk matrix, plotted by likelihood and impact.
Built using “Matrix (3×3)” slide
Slide 20
Risk Assessment
The same risks tabled, each with severity and mitigation.
Built using “Table” slide
Slide 21
Synergy & Value Creation
Revenue and cost synergies, with the integration upside and time to realization.
Built using “Executive Summary” slide
Slide 22
Valuation Adjustments
Each diligence finding that moves the price, with the adjustment quantified.
Built using “Table” slide
Slide 23
Deal Structure & Conditions
Payment structure, escrow, indemnities, and the conditions precedent to closing.
Built using “One Pager / Snapshot” slide
Slide 24
Strategic Recommendations
The final recommendation with the conditions attached to it.
Built using “Simple Text (with Icons)” slide
Slide 25
Next Steps
The path to closing, numbered, with a target date against each step.
Built using “Pricing” slide
About the due diligence report template
The structure, the slides, your brand, and a file you can edit anywhere.
Built to turn findings into a price
Diligence exists to find the reason not to do the deal, and then to price whatever you find. So the report is only useful if it connects every finding to a number. This one runs five diligence workstreams, puts the adjustments on their own slide so the buyer can see exactly what the work took off the price, and sets out the conditions the recommendation depends on. It’s built on the Big 4 Investment Bank Model.
Built from 9,000+ slides across 134+ categories
Every slide here comes from the same library. Financial tables, EBITDA bridges, risk matrices, assessment grids, and deal structure layouts are already in it, so adding a tax diligence section or a second target takes a minute. Everything sits on the same grid, so the layout still holds.
Brand the whole presentation in one click
Add your logo, colors, fonts, and background once. It applies to the whole presentation and the entire slide library at the same time. Every mandate the firm runs produces a report that looks the same, so the client reads the findings, not the formatting.
Export to PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Keynote
You get a real file, not a locked link. Export it and keep editing in the tool you already use. Every table and chart stays editable, so the numbers can move as data-room access opens up without a rebuild.
How Choladeck works
From blank page to finished presentation in four steps.
STEP 01
Browse 9,000+ slides across 134+ categories, or open one of the 74 premade presentations.
STEP 02
Add your logo, colors, and fonts in one click. The whole presentation instantly matches your company.
STEP 03
Add your text, numbers, charts, and tables. Everything on the slide is editable.
STEP 04
Send it to PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Keynote, and present.
Build your own
Nothing here fits? Build your own due diligence report
This template is assembled from the same 9,000+ slides. Pick the slides you need, drop them into one file, and brand the whole thing in one click.
Questions about the due diligence report template
What's inside the template, and how far you can change it.
Using the template
Is the template fully editable?
+Yes. Text, tables, charts, icons, and colors on every slide are yours to change. Nothing is locked and nothing is a flat image.
How do I brand it to my firm?
+Add your logo, colors, fonts, and background once. It applies to the whole presentation and the entire slide library at the same time.
Can I add slides from the slide library?
+Yes. Add any slide from the library into this one, or swap out one that doesn't fit. Everything works together.
What's included
Which diligence workstreams are covered?
+Five: commercial, financial, operational, legal, and management. Financial is split across P&L, quality of earnings, working capital, and debt.
Does it connect findings to price?
+Yes. A valuation adjustments slide quantifies each finding that moves the number, and the deal structure slide carries escrow, indemnities, and conditions precedent.
Is placeholder content included?
+Yes. Every slide comes with realistic text, sample figures, and filled-in charts, so you can see how the due diligence report reads before you put your own numbers in.
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