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Passive Investor Due-Diligence Checklist

Considering a private placement? Use this free checklist to organize the information worth reviewing—from the sponsor and offering documents to the investment structure, economics, assumptions, and unanswered questions.

Original Investorly Passive Investor Checklist: Know Who You’re Investing With, Understand the Deal & Risks, and Make Sure It Fits You.

One Page.
Thirty Questions.

A practical starting point for individual investors who want to approach a private investment more systematically before committing capital.

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The Offering Materials Are a Starting Point.

A private placement may be accompanied by a presentation, offering memorandum, subscription documents, financial projections, and information about the sponsor's experience. Those materials serve different purposes, and they do not necessarily answer every question an investor should consider.

A structured checklist helps you consider what you understand, what needs a closer look, and what you may want to discuss with the sponsor or your professional advisers.

Use the Checklist to Guide Your Review.

  1. Review the available information.

    Use the checklist's questions to consider the sponsor, offering documents, and supporting information provided.

  2. Examine the important terms and assumptions.

    Consider how the investment is structured, how the economics work, and what the projected outcome depends on.

  3. Identify what still needs an answer.

    Recognize where additional information, clarification, or professional input may be needed.

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Investorly is a private-markets research and due-diligence firm built for individual investors. We provide independent research on private placements so investors can better understand the people, structure, economics, assumptions, and available evidence behind an opportunity.

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This checklist is provided for general educational purposes. It is not investment, legal, or tax advice and is not a recommendation regarding any offering. Private investments involve risk, including the possible loss of capital. Consult qualified professionals as appropriate to your circumstances.