The agreement, effective ownership records and actual funding evidence should explain both current rights and outstanding obligations.
Reconcile the dates and terms
Avoid showing a projected capitalization table as an unqualified statement of present ownership. Relevant amendments should be consistent with bank and enterprise records.
Several years of financial statements and tax filings, payroll and employee records, the lease and any assignment terms, supplier and customer contracts, licence and permit details, and a schedule of liabilities. Request the entity documents, the asset list with titles for vehicles and equipment, the premises lease and its assignment terms, the service contracts and whether they survive a change of ownership, and any liens registered against the assets. A hiring schedule with dates, job descriptions and wage assumptions tied to the revenue forecast, executed client contracts that justify the workload, and a funded account showing the payroll reserve exists. A purchase agreement with no walk-away right over the funds, an escrow limited to the immigration outcome, wire confirmations from named accounts, invoices and receipts for equipment and leasehold work, and evidence of where the money came from before it moved. The set to assemble is formation documents for each entity in the chain, share registers and certificates, executed transfer agreements, the shareholders' agreement, board minutes recording appointments, citizenship evidence for the individuals at the top, and any convertible instruments or option grants.