28Jan
[Audio] 31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program - Day 28 | Pre-acquisition due diligence in M&A
A company that does not perform adequate due diligence prior to a merger or acquisition may face both legal and business risks. Perhaps most commonly, inadequate due diligence can allow a course of bribery to continue - with all the attendant harms to a business’s profitability and reputation, as well as potential civil and criminal liability. While most compliance practitioners have been long aware of the requirement in the post-acquisition context, the 2012 FCPA Guidance focused many...
By:
Thomas Fox
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