Use the current agreement, schedules and genuine amendments. Identify the assets, rights and obligations that actually transfer.
Resolve the transaction facts
If an item remains under negotiation, label it unresolved instead of treating the earlier draft as final.
Formation and ownership records, several years of financial statements and tax returns, payroll registers with a current employee list, the liquor and food-service licences, booking and occupancy data, supplier and service agreements, and an inspection of the building. Every instrument the business depends on: bottom or water-column leases, aquaculture and harvest permits, any shellfish sanitation certification, the shore lease or dock agreement, and any licence tied to the seller personally. The purchase agreement, the target's financial statements and tax returns, its management contracts and payroll records, evidence that the funds are committed and traceable, and organizational documents showing ownership and control. Formation documents for each entity in the chain, share registers and certificates, executed transfer agreements, the shareholders' agreement, board minutes recording appointments, and citizenship evidence for the individuals at the top. Collect the draft lease with the guarantee text, the deposit and escrow instructions, proof of amounts already transferred, and records tracing lawful original source and the full path of the funds to the enterprise.