From the course: Mergers & Acquisitions
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Work with outside advisors
From the course: Mergers & Acquisitions
Work with outside advisors
- For some diligence activities, you'll enlist the assistance of outside advisors, like attorneys, bankers, and subject matter experts on things, like facilities, technology, environmental issues, and other key diligence concerns. Their reports can help you assess whether or not you should proceed with completing the acquisition. Attorneys can review contracts, look at non-compete issues. They can look at the company's legal structure, they can look at equity agreements with the owners, and also assess patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Bankers and accountants can review the acquisition target's financials and audit their financial recordkeeping. Subject matter experts can cover things, like facility, equipment, environmental, and technology issues. They can provide you assessments on the usability and value of facilities and equipment. They can highlight the likelihood of risks in the functionality of technology you might be buying. One company I worked for was buying a business in…
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