— Free Downloads

Resources from Guardian to help your due diligence.

Real deliverables, methodologies, and field-tested checklists you can use on the deal you’re working on right now.

REPORT

Due Diligence Report

Guardian’s due diligence report deliverable — the structure buyers, lenders, and equity investors actually use.

FORM

Short Form LOI

Get your point across in 3 pages. Download the 3-Page Letter of Intent (LOI).

Methodology

Proof of Cash

How Guardian reconciles bank statements to financial reports — validating that reported revenue and expenses match real cash activity.

CASE STUDIES

Case Studies

Real Guardian engagements: what we found, what we recommended, what changed in the deal.

WAR STORIES

Due Diligence War Stories

The fraud, stalls, and EBITDA games Elliott has caught across hundreds of deals — written up.

CHECKLIST

20 Deal Red Flag Checklist

20 real-deal warning signs Elliott has caught in the wild — fraud, EBITDA games, data stalls, and seller manipulation. Use it as a pre-LOI gut-check.

CHECKLIST

Spot a Dead Deal Fast

Seven signals that tell you a deal is already dead — so you stop spending money on diligence it doesn’t deserve.

CHECKLIST

Due Diligence Report & Quality of Earnings

Combined deliverable structure — diligence report alongside QoE for a complete buyer-side view.

— Need more than a download?

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