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Due diligence can be a legal obligation, but the term more commonly applies to voluntary investigations. It may also offer a defence against legal action. A common example of due diligence is the process through which a potential acquirer evaluates a target company or its assets in advance of a merger or acquisition. [1]
The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive 2024 (2024/1760) is a directive in European Union (EU) law to require due diligence for companies to prevent adverse human rights and environmental impacts in the company's own operations and across their value chains. [1] It was adopted in 2024. [5]
Companies typically apply the due diligence process when they are about to engage in a major transaction with another company—such as selling or purchasing products or services, or buying (merging with or acquiring) the other company. [7] Some transactions require a due diligence report that includes managements. [8]
Operational due diligence (ODD) is the process by which a potential purchaser reviews the operational aspects of a target company during mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, or capital raising. Its purpose is to ensure that the business model and operations of the target are suitable to the goals of the buyer.
Deloitte [58] determines most companies do not do their due diligence in determining whether a M&A is the correct move due to these four reasons: Timing; Cost; Existing knowledge of the industry; Do not see the value in due diligence; Transactions that undergo a due diligence process are more likely to be successful. [59]
Positive synergies arise when the combined corporation will bring about better results than the two independent corporations, as in the saying "the whole is better than the sum of the parts". If the corporations do not do due diligence, negative synergies may arise, in which the corporations would have been better off existing on their own.
For those trading outside the U.S., the definition of these types of stock can vary. For example, in the U.K., stocks priced over £1 don’t fall under the penny stock umbrella .
Enhanced due diligence [4] is required when initial identity checks have been completed and high-risk factors have been identified for an individual or a business. When these requirements have been met "enhanced" or additional due diligence above and beyond CDD is conducted which identifies the following information: [4] Source of wealth and ...