https://www.bdo-ibc.com/ Cross-border consulting, compliance & market entry. en Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:35:23 GMT https://www.bdo-ibc.com/before-valuation-hardens-twelve-cross-border-diligence-questions-2026/ https://www.bdo-ibc.com/before-valuation-hardens-twelve-cross-border-diligence-questions-2026/ 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. BDO IBC Briefing Cross-Border M&A Due Diligence Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:23:58 GMT https://www.bdo-ibc.com/partner-trap-local-knowledge-compliance-strategy-us-mid-market-2026/ https://www.bdo-ibc.com/partner-trap-local-knowledge-compliance-strategy-us-mid-market-2026/ 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. BDO IBC Briefing Market Entry & Governance Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:23:58 GMT