Legal Due Diligence · glossary

Finding

A fact the review turns up that matters to the deal. The buyer can price it, fix it, cover it in the SPA or accept it, and if none of those works, walk away. A finding that is reported and then goes nowhere is the one wrong answer. Chapter 1

Explained in Chapter 1, What Due Diligence Is For, of Legal Due Diligence.

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A finding is a fact the review turns up that matters to the deal. The buyer can price it, fix it, cover it in the contract or accept it. If none of those works, it can walk away.
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