A comprehensive guide to due diligence issues.

Recent M&A activity and litigation have highlighted the need for a buyer to conduct careful due diligence as to potential risks, especially investigating financial statements, data breach and cybersecurity issues, intellectual property issues, and potential employment law.

The following is a summary of the most significant legal and business due diligence activities the buyer will undertake in a typical M&A transaction involving a privately held company. A buyer will employ …

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A sit down with Nike CFO Andy Campion.

Deal making is glamorous; due diligence is not. That simple statement goes a long way toward explaining why so many companies have made so many acquisitions that have produced so little value.

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The secrets of great due diligence.

Deal making is glamorous; due diligence is not. That simple statement goes a long way toward explaining why so many companies have made so many acquisitions that have produced so little value.

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