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The missing link in future-casting M&A due diligence

You don’t just marry your spouse; you marry a family. The same holds true in corporate mergers and acquisitions. You don’t just buy a company, you acquire their culture, risk, and future potential of both. And just like in a marriage, some things don’t come to the surface until that third or fourth family reunion.

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The unfiltered truth necessary for effective corporate governance

Corporate governance and “long-termism” are key buzzwords in our modern fiduciary lexicon. Between Q1 2018 and Q2 2019, governance deficiencies were responsible for the highest number of enforcement occurrences across major financial services regulators, according to research from global professional services firm Navigant.

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We need to preserve and protect whistleblowing in this time of challenge

Now more than ever, compliance officers, executive teams and boards of directors must think more about how to support an internal reporter, even at the “mechanical” level of protecting their identity.

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