Download The LP and Family Office Fraud Detection Template: Protect Your Direct Investments from Financial Manipulation

Get the same due diligence (DD) template that leading VC and PE firms use to catch revenue manipulation, hidden expenses, and balance sheet red flags before they invest directly in growth-stage companies.

This battle-tested checklist reveals the financial tricks companies use to inflate valuations and hide problems when seeking direct investment from family offices, institutional investors, and private equity groups.

Critical for direct deal diligence: Revenue recognition games, capitalized expenses, stock-based comp abuse, expense miscategorization, cash flow manipulation, and balance sheet warning signs that could destroy your direct investment returns.

Who this template is for:

• Family offices conducting direct investment due diligence
• Family office investment committees evaluating private company opportunities
• Multi-family offices reviewing direct deal flow

Who this template is NOT for:

• Fund managers (GPs) evaluating portfolio companies (this is for direct investments, not fund management)
• LPs evaluating fund managers (this covers company-level diligence, not fund-level DD). We have a separate template for fund evaluation here!
• Early-stage/pre-revenue startups (focused on companies with financial statements)