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Key due diligence terms
- Due diligence stream: A particular business area under investigation
- Financial due diligence: It investigates the target company’s financial health and determines its acquisition value.
- Operational due diligence: It investigates how the target company delivers profit-generating goods and services.
- Commercial due diligence: It investigates the competitive landscape, customer relations, and marketing strategies.
- Technology due diligence: Investigates IT infrastructures, systems, and software applications.
- Tax due diligence: Evaluates tax treatment and determines tax-related risks and opportunities.
- Legal due diligence: It reviews the target company’s contracts, agreements, and licenses.
- Compliance due diligence: Creates the target company’s compliance profile and maps compliance risks.
- Due diligence checklist: Outlines business functions, documents, and focus areas under investigation during due diligence.
- Non-disclosure agreement (NDA): Determines the scope and usage limitations for sensitive information shared in an M&A deal.
- Audit: It occurs when independent third parties (auditors) investigate the target company.
Navigating due diligence topics
Our due diligence blog encompasses the following topics:
- Due diligence best practices
- Functional due diligence checklists
- Guides to due diligence streams
- Due diligence risks and challenges
- Cybersecurity practices during due diligence
- And more
Our due diligence articles help DD professionals, M&A buyers and sellers, accountants, auditors, M&A professionals, investment bankers, and investors.