The company's formation documents and current ownership records, three years of financial statements and tax returns, payroll and employee lists, the contractor licence details, and a draft purchase and operating agreement she can have reviewed against the E-2 requirements.
Treat the partner's disclosures as the evidence base for the visa
Everything a consular officer will later want about the enterprise comes from the partner, so Renata should ask for it before signing. Formation documents and the current membership or share ledger establish who owns what today. Financial statements and tax returns for three years establish the valuation against which her investment is measured and show the business is real and operating.
Payroll registers and an employee list answer marginality. The state contractor licence, and whether it is held by the company or by the partner personally, tells her whether the business can keep operating if roles change. The draft purchase agreement should state the price, the ownership after closing, and the escrow arrangement contingent on visa approval; the operating agreement should set out management rights.
On her own side she will need a Canadian passport, bank statements, proof of the sale of any assets, and a business plan for the service division with a hiring schedule. Hypothetical example: Claudia plans to acquire a rare-book conservation studio and move funds through escrow. Her first review should make a funds-flow chart from her account to the escrow instructions, identify when release occurs and show which expenses are already binding.
Bank statements alone do not establish an at-risk commitment; the signed purchase agreement, invoices and escrow terms do. She should also obtain ownership ledgers, tax filings and a plan showing why the operating business will not be marginal. If a licence is personal to the seller, resolve that before payment, because the enterprise must remain real and able to operate.