Wednesday, August 8, 2012












The Need for Verification
Times are changing and as the world becomes extremely business savvy, more and more global economies are expanding their market and footprints internationally. With economies becoming interconnected and companies looking out at foreign markets for growth opportunities, businesses need to fully understand the risks they might face in an alien environment and this is where International due diligence for business comes into play. The rewards are quite substantial once the financial risks are properly evaluated.

Birth of Due Diligence
The US securities laws was the first place where the concept of due diligence was found. These laws imposed liabilities upon individuals and organizations that issued securities to the public and were popularly known as
due diligence
defense. However, these days due diligence is an important requirement when buying a business or undertaking an investment.

How Does It Work Today?
International due diligence for business is a dynamic phenomena and varies accordingly to the professional relationship between the buyer and seller and also the nature and value of the business. For instance, some cases may just work out with a 'light touch' while others might require a full fledged review of the financial documentation, legal information, intellectual property and any key continuing contracts.

The services of a professional due diligence and background check firm includes joint ventures, new vendor or supplier overseas verification, acquisitions and mergers, risk assessment, senior level personnel decisions, customer acquisition, outsourcing to foreign company and conflict of interest investigations. International due diligence for business is a detailed and labor intensive investigation as it is the only way to identify and hedge potential risks. The objective is to uncover evidence, verify information and identify risks.


Starting the Process
A private and professional investigation firm with international offices or field investigators and experience in risk management is most capable of conducting prudent international due diligence for business. The most important think when hiring an investigation firm is to go for someone that has offices or field investigators in the country or countries that you are conducting business with because it is critical to have investigators who understand the culture and speak the language of your business counterparts.

Whether your business is with a gold supplier in West Africa, or you are considering a merger is with a Russia based entity be safe and wise. Minimize your risk and be sure the person or firm you’re dealing with is legit.

Best of luck,

A Hathaway

© 2012 A Hathaway


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