A plain-English guide that demystifies the business landscape in China from a due diligence point of view Due diligence is crucial to any business deal, and, thankfully, due diligence research has come a long way over the years. What used to be a cumbersome, time-consuming process has been...

Intro -- Contents -- List of tables -- List of figures -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 How to structure a due diligence programme -- 3 Working with advisers -- 4 Financial due diligence -- 5 Legal due diligence -- 6 Commercial due diligence -- 7 Human Resources due diligence -- 8 Management...

At the top of a company, sales do not matter, profits do not matter, even return on investment is a secondary concern. What matters is share price and what drives share price is the creation of shareholder value. Many marketing directors, obsessed with branding and other promotional tactics,...

Fluctuations in banks' due diligence are increasingly viewed as a force driving the buildup and unfolding of crises. In a dynamic general equilibrium model, we show that banksí access to retail and wholesale liquidity and the values of loan portfolios govern banks' incentives and effectiveness...