Corporate finance transaction

Corporate finance.

A major corporate transaction such as an acquisition, merger, disposal or refinancing.

Cyber risk in corporate finance transactions

"For the purposes of this publication, corporate finance transactions are those where an organisation’s capital structure may be changed to acquire or dispose of elements of that business, or invest and develop areas of the business. These include refinancing through to the introduction of new equity or debt...

Cyber Security in Corporate Finance aims to help businesses understand and manage cyber risks during a corporate finance transaction...

[This] guide highlights the questions a business should be asking of itself, and advisers should be asking the business, about cyber risk, and points readers towards further guidance. It sets out good practice and cyber security considerations businesses should address within the context of a corporate finance transaction.

While not prescriptive, the considerations should be discussed at board level as they relate to a significant business risk."

Cyber Security in Corporate Finance - ICAEW - January 2024.

See also

• Acquisition
• Business risk
• Capital
• Capital structure
• Corporate
• Corporate finance
• Corporate Finance Institute
• Corporate financial management
• Corporate treasury
• Cyber risk
• Cyber security
• Deal
• Debt
• Demerger
• Disposal
• Equity
• Finance
• Financial planning and analysis
• Merger
• Project finance
• Refinancing
• Shareholder value
• Significant transaction
• Spin-off
• Spinout
• Transaction

Other resource

• Cyber Security in Corporate Finance - ICAEW - January 2024