Due Diligence and Corporate Governance is a general guide to a subject
of growing importance. This handbook shows you how due diligence is used to assess the
risk of any transaction, customer or investor for all businesses regardless of size or
location.
There are three main reasons for the rise in the profile and uses of due diligence:
- Companies are now doing deals all over the world and must be increasingly vigilant about
the individuals and companies they are dealing with.
- Investors, consumers and the media are putting pressure on companies to avoid dealing
with ethically, environmentally or socially irresponsible organisations.
- Internal controls must address the increasing regulatory requirements introduced in
response to corporate scandals and the terrorist threat.
Due diligence allows companies to profile the companies and individuals they are
thinking of dealing with before any commitment is made, providing an effective safeguard
against criminal activity, reputational damage, or breaches of legislation. With its
diverse coverage and focus on the practical uses of due diligence, combined with
explanations and illustrations of best practice by case studies, diagrams and checklists,
this handbook is the essential guide for all those involved in corporate transactions and
risk management. The handbook:
- Provides a broad introductory guide to due diligence.
- Examines due diligence in the context of risk management and corporate governance.
- Is straightforward, comprehensive and practical.
- Uses case studies to illustrate business context.
- Is the first handbook in this area written for business users.
- Includes checklists to monitor risk management.
- Provides insights into comparative corporate governance frameworks.
Dr Spedding is an expert in the field of business risk management and
due diligence. She is editor of the Due Diligence Advising Business journal and writes
widely on business risk and reputation. She a qualified lawyer in the UK and EU, India and
USA and is a consultant with SERM advising on social and environmental risk management.
Paperback, 501 pages