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Technology Acquisitions & Diligence Concerns

July 10, 2023 RiskWatch / Carrie LeRoy Charles Walker Episode 32
Technology Acquisitions & Diligence Concerns
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Chapters
1:00
The dangers in taking the legal due diligence process lightly
3:30
Intellectual property ownership issues that can arise if a founder is also affiliated with a university
4:26
The importance of background checks in identifying risks that are the tip of the iceberg
6:46
How background checks can help uncover past issues in a founder’s track record that could be indicative of future risks
11:37
Why it is a mistake to think that tech is not a high-risk industry when it comes to corruption and bribery risk
14:30
The importance of companies being upfront and transparent about any past risk events and remediation efforts ahead of a transaction
16:30
How valuation is tied to a company’s ability to demonstrate that it is committed to compliance
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Technology Acquisitions & Diligence Concerns
Jul 10, 2023 Episode 32
RiskWatch / Carrie LeRoy Charles Walker

Carrie LeRoy and Charles Walker of the lawfirm Gibson Dunn discuss key takeaways from a bulletin they published on the Gibson Dunn website titled M&A Report: Top Technology Sector-Specific Legal Diligence Concerns in Acquisitions. They discussed the pitfalls that exist for technology acquisitions from intellectual property ownership to cyber security to bribery and corruption risks from third parties. Below is a link to the bulletin as well as links to their bios on the Gibson Dunn website to get in touch.

Gibson Dunn Bulletin

Carrie LeRoy Bio

Charles Walker Bio

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Carrie LeRoy and Charles Walker of the lawfirm Gibson Dunn discuss key takeaways from a bulletin they published on the Gibson Dunn website titled M&A Report: Top Technology Sector-Specific Legal Diligence Concerns in Acquisitions. They discussed the pitfalls that exist for technology acquisitions from intellectual property ownership to cyber security to bribery and corruption risks from third parties. Below is a link to the bulletin as well as links to their bios on the Gibson Dunn website to get in touch.

Gibson Dunn Bulletin

Carrie LeRoy Bio

Charles Walker Bio

1:00
The dangers in taking the legal due diligence process lightly
3:30
Intellectual property ownership issues that can arise if a founder is also affiliated with a university
4:26
The importance of background checks in identifying risks that are the tip of the iceberg
6:46
How background checks can help uncover past issues in a founder’s track record that could be indicative of future risks
11:37
Why it is a mistake to think that tech is not a high-risk industry when it comes to corruption and bribery risk
14:30
The importance of companies being upfront and transparent about any past risk events and remediation efforts ahead of a transaction
16:30
How valuation is tied to a company’s ability to demonstrate that it is committed to compliance