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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
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/31-days-to-a-more-effective-compliance-p-13002/

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