It goes without saying that getting due diligence right can make or break your M&A transaction. Cutting corners and not getting professional advice can cost you your very investment when you’re already in too deep in the acquisition process. The best way to learn these things is to listen to the advice of those who have been there. Your go-to M&A expert, Domenic Rinaldi, devotes this episode to give you a roadmap on how to approach due diligence so that you can understand the totality of the process. He discusses the best practices that successful deals in various industries share in common. He also provides a high-level checklist of specific tasks that you have to undertake during diligence so that you can increase your chances of success while minimizing cost at the same time.