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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.
Operational due diligence reviews performed by ODD analysts and investors have increasingly devoted significant portions of the overall reviews towards compliance related matters, which result from increased complexity and volume of global compliance regulations related to alternative investments.
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]
Diligence is a behavior or work ethic with a belief that work is good in itself; also considered a virtue. Diligence may also refer to: Due diligence, a legal concept; Diligence (Scots law), a legal process in Scots law; Operational due diligence, review process for potential mergers and acquisitions
Intellectual capital due diligence, part of operational due diligence; International Center for Development and Decent Work, part of the University of Kassel; ICD-D, self-optimising production systems in Integrative Production Technology for High-Wage Countries
The role of an operating partner can span the full investment cycle from due diligence to post-transaction integration through to a liquidity event or full exit event. [5] Operating partners are deployed by investors and boards as a catalyst for change, as coaches or mentors, and in some cases, to serve as "sparring partners" for management.
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The Standard allows some discretion for each national authority to determine the due diligence approach, but only within minimum standards determined by the OECD: "The term "reportable account" means a [Jurisdiction A] reportable account or a [Jurisdiction B] reportable account, depending on the context, provided it has been identified as such ...