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Mergers and Acquisitions from A to Z, 4th Edition
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Mergers and Acquisitions from A to Z, 4th Edition

by Andrew J. Sherman
April 2018
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
372 pages
10h 11m
English
AMACOM
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Due Diligence

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Following the collapse of Enron, WorldCom, and several other major multinational companies, the capital markets experienced the Era of Accountability 1.0, which included the passage of Sarbanes-Oxley (Sarbox) in 2002. Sarbox brought new standards for conduct and governance for public-company boards of directors and officers, new and more stringent reporting requirements, stronger internal controls, and stiffer penalties for noncompliance. It also influenced the focus and depth of M&A due diligence standards, which began to take deeper dives into issues of financial reporting, objectivity, and verification. This is discussed further ...

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ISBN: 9780814439036