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'Due diligence' is a term used for a number of concepts involving either the performance of an investigation of a business or person, or the performance of an act with a certain standard of care. It can be a legal obligation, but the term will more commonly apply to voluntary investigations. Some common examples of due diligence in various industries include:
★ The process through which a potential acquirer evaluates a target company or its assets for acquisition.[1]
★ Bounding
Due diligence in civil litigation (also known as ''due care'') is the effort made by an ordinarily prudent or reasonable party to avoid harm to another party. Failure to make this effort may be considered negligence. This is conceptually distinct from investigative due diligence, involving a general obligation to meet a standard of behaviour. Quite often a contract will specify that a party is required to provide due diligence.
In business transactions, the due diligence process varies for different types of companies. The relevant areas of concern may include intellectual property, real and personal property, insurance and liability coverage, debt instrument review, employee benefits and labor matters, immigration, and international transactions.[2]
Due diligence is a term used for a number of concepts involving either the performance of source inspection or source surveillance, or the performance of quality duties such as PVA (Process Validation Assessment) or System Audits with a certain standard of care.
Due diligence in Supplier Quality (also known as due care) is the effort made by an SQE professional to validate conformance of product provided by the seller to the purchaser. Failure to make this effort may be considered negligence. This is conceptually distinct from investigative due diligence, involving a general obligation to identify true, root cause for non-compliance to meet a standard or contract requirement.
In criminal law, due diligence is the only available defense to a crime that is one of strict liability (i.e. a crime that only requires an actus reus and no mens rea). Once the criminal offense is proven, the defendant must prove on the balance of probabilities that they did everything possible to prevent the act from happening. It is not enough that they took the normal standard of care in their industry - they must show that they took every reasonable precaution.
Environmental due diligence during commercial real estate transactions can include Phase I and Phase II Environmental site assessments.
Information security due diligence is often undertaken during the information technology procurement process to ensure risks are known and managed, and during mergers and acquisitions due diligence reviews to identify and assess the business risks.
★ Know your customer
★ The Basics of Mergers & Acquisitions Due Diligence
★ Interchange Solutions Limited - Specialist anti-corruption due diligence for multinational companies and SMEs
★ Non-profit membership association specializing in anti-bribery due diligence
★ Information Security Due Diligence Checklist
★ Urs+Nahum's Security Checklist - getting ready for due diligence
1. Hoskisson, Hitt & Ireland, 2004, Competing for Advantage, p.251
2. Gary M. Lawrence, Due Diligence in Business Transactions, ( Law Journal Press 1994, updated as needed).
★ The process through which a potential acquirer evaluates a target company or its assets for acquisition.[1]
★ Bounding
As a concept in civil litigation
Due diligence in civil litigation (also known as ''due care'') is the effort made by an ordinarily prudent or reasonable party to avoid harm to another party. Failure to make this effort may be considered negligence. This is conceptually distinct from investigative due diligence, involving a general obligation to meet a standard of behaviour. Quite often a contract will specify that a party is required to provide due diligence.
Due Diligence in business transactions
In business transactions, the due diligence process varies for different types of companies. The relevant areas of concern may include intellectual property, real and personal property, insurance and liability coverage, debt instrument review, employee benefits and labor matters, immigration, and international transactions.[2]
For supplier quality engineering
Due diligence is a term used for a number of concepts involving either the performance of source inspection or source surveillance, or the performance of quality duties such as PVA (Process Validation Assessment) or System Audits with a certain standard of care.
Due diligence in Supplier Quality (also known as due care) is the effort made by an SQE professional to validate conformance of product provided by the seller to the purchaser. Failure to make this effort may be considered negligence. This is conceptually distinct from investigative due diligence, involving a general obligation to identify true, root cause for non-compliance to meet a standard or contract requirement.
As a criminal defense
In criminal law, due diligence is the only available defense to a crime that is one of strict liability (i.e. a crime that only requires an actus reus and no mens rea). Once the criminal offense is proven, the defendant must prove on the balance of probabilities that they did everything possible to prevent the act from happening. It is not enough that they took the normal standard of care in their industry - they must show that they took every reasonable precaution.
Environmental Due Diligence
Environmental due diligence during commercial real estate transactions can include Phase I and Phase II Environmental site assessments.
Information Security Due Diligence
Information security due diligence is often undertaken during the information technology procurement process to ensure risks are known and managed, and during mergers and acquisitions due diligence reviews to identify and assess the business risks.
See also
★ Know your customer
External Resources
★ The Basics of Mergers & Acquisitions Due Diligence
★ Interchange Solutions Limited - Specialist anti-corruption due diligence for multinational companies and SMEs
★ Non-profit membership association specializing in anti-bribery due diligence
★ Information Security Due Diligence Checklist
★ Urs+Nahum's Security Checklist - getting ready for due diligence
References
1. Hoskisson, Hitt & Ireland, 2004, Competing for Advantage, p.251
2. Gary M. Lawrence, Due Diligence in Business Transactions, ( Law Journal Press 1994, updated as needed).
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