M&A Foundations · glossary
The buyer's structured investigation of the target — legal, financial, tax, regulatory, commercial — before it commits. Each finding becomes a price adjustment, a condition, a warranty, an indemnity or a reason to walk away. Chapter 7
Explained in Chapter 7, Due Diligence, of M&A Foundations.
The main page for this term is Due diligence (DD), in Legal Due Diligence.
Roughly, the seller prepares and quietly markets the business. The parties agree outline terms on a term sheet. The buyer investigates in due diligence while the lawyers negotiate the SPA. Then the parties sign, any regulatory approvals are obtained, and the deal completes — shares and money change hands. Each stage gets its own chapter.Read Chapter 1, What M&A Actually Is →
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