Due diligence : planning, questions, issues

XIII, 204 S.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Getting started: basic information -- Preliminary critical information -- Key early issues and alarms -- Ownership and capital structure -- Directors and governance -- Management -- Products and services -- R&D and technology -- Markets and customers -- Competition -- Marketing, selling and distribution -- Pricing -- Advertising -- Public and investor relations -- Manufacturing -- Purchasing and outsourcing -- Human resources and employees -- Union issues -- Employee compensation and benefits -- Retirement plans, 401Ks, and ESOPs -- Culture of the business -- Legal and regulatory issues -- Government business, lobbying, and politics -- Information systems -- Internet -- Budgets -- Planning -- Insurance and bonding -- Environment and safety issues -- Debt, banks, and financial institutions -- Investments, hedging, and derivatives -- Cash and cash management -- Accounting: general questions -- Accounting policies -- Accounts and notes receivable -- Taxes -- Inventory -- Fixed and othe

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