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Before the Valuation Hardens: Twelve Diligence Questions U.S. Acquirers Still Miss in Foreign Targets
Cross-Border M&A Due Diligence

Before the Valuation Hardens: Twelve Diligence Questions U.S. Acquirers Still Miss in Foreign Targets

U.S. acquirers often learn more from vague answers after LOI than from the data room itself. This checklist focuses on twelve questions that routinely expose transfer-pricing, permanent-establishment, labor, sanctions, ownership, and subsidiary-governance gaps before price and indemnity terms harden.
The Partner Trap: Why 'Local Knowledge' Is Not a Compliance Strategy for U.S. Mid-Market Entrants
Market Entry & Governance

The Partner Trap: Why 'Local Knowledge' Is Not a Compliance Strategy for U.S. Mid-Market Entrants

A local partner is too often sold to U.S. mid-market boards as a lower-risk route into high-growth markets. This opinion piece argues that the arrangement is really a governance and compliance architecture decision, and that weak partner diligence can cost more than the market entry saves.