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1. ''Risk management.'' | 1. ''Risk management - acquisitions - investment.'' | ||
(DD). | (DD). | ||
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Also known as ''customer due diligence''. | Also known as ''customer due diligence''. | ||
3. ''Law.'' | |||
The reasonable steps that a person is required by law to take, to avoid committing a criminal offence or a tort. | |||
4. ''Risk management.'' | |||
The reasonable investigation or other exercise of care that a business or other person would undertake before entering a contract, or any other act or omission. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Acquisition]] | |||
* [[Audit]] | * [[Audit]] | ||
* [[Bring down call]] | * [[Bring down call]] | ||
* [[Contract]] | |||
* [[Criminal law]] | |||
* [[Customer]] | |||
* [[Data room]] | * [[Data room]] | ||
* [[Investment]] | |||
* [[Know-your-customer]] (KYC) | |||
* [[Legal person]] | |||
* [[Mandatory human rights due diligence]] | * [[Mandatory human rights due diligence]] | ||
* [[Money laundering]] | * [[Money laundering]] | ||
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* [[Series A]] | * [[Series A]] | ||
* [[Series B]] | * [[Series B]] | ||
* [[Tort]] | |||
Revision as of 13:10, 16 March 2023
1. Risk management - acquisitions - investment.
(DD).
The process of detailed investigation and verification of key information by a prospective investor or their representative.
2. Risk management - money laundering.
The verification of a prospective customer's identity and the nature of their business, for the purposes of preventing money laundering.
Also known as customer due diligence.
3. Law.
The reasonable steps that a person is required by law to take, to avoid committing a criminal offence or a tort.
4. Risk management.
The reasonable investigation or other exercise of care that a business or other person would undertake before entering a contract, or any other act or omission.
See also
- Acquisition
- Audit
- Bring down call
- Contract
- Criminal law
- Customer
- Data room
- Investment
- Know-your-customer (KYC)
- Legal person
- Mandatory human rights due diligence
- Money laundering
- Non-disclosure agreement
- P2P
- Prospectus
- Risk management
- Seed
- Series A
- Series B
- Tort
