Recorded Webinar: Due Diligence Process in Business Acquisitions - Understanding the Structure and Nature

To the legal adviser, due diligence means legal and regulatory due diligence. But that is only a small part of a much larger picture. This session explains the overall due diligence framework, the respective elements and how they fit together. It covers:

• General principles of due diligence:

  • overall planning

  • determining benchmarks

  • industry practice and norms and their role in due diligence

  • procedural issues including data rooms

• Common types of due diligence:

  • financial due diligence

  • tax due diligence

  • regulatory and legal due diligence

  • people and culture

  • commercial

• Due diligence reporting:

  • preparing reports on outcomes

  • sorting minor problems from significant issues

  • resolving due diligence problems

• Common errors in due diligence