Global Private Equity Watch - Feed https://privateequity.weil.com/category/diligence/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:23:07 +0000 hourly 1 IP Diligence Can Really Matter in Private Equity Acquisitions—And That Includes Checking the Grammar Used in Purported Employee IP Assignments https://privateequity.weil.com/features/ip-diligence-can-really-matter-private-equity-acquisitions-includes-checking-grammar-used-purported-employee-ip-assignments/ Tue, 27 Feb 2018 08:12:01 +0000 Glenn D. West https://privateequity.weil.com/?p=2411 All private equity deal professionals know that legal diligence of a target company is a significant part of the overall diligence and deal making process.  But occasionally it is helpful to be reminded of why some of the more specialized legal diligence can be really important.  This is particularly true with respect to intellectual property […]

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]]> All private equity deal professionals know that legal diligence of a target company is a significant part of the overall diligence and deal making process.  But occasionally it is helpful to be reminded of why some of the more specialized legal diligence can be really important.  This is particularly true with respect to intellectual property […]

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]]> M&A FCPA Advisory Following SEC’s Enforcement Action Against Goodyear https://privateequity.weil.com/insights/ma-fcpa-advisory-following-secs-enforcement-action-against-goodyear/ Fri, 27 Feb 2015 22:23:42 +0000 Steven Tyrrell Adam Safwat https://peblog.wpengine.com/?p=664 The importance of conducting pre- and post-acquisition due diligence to uncover business practices at a target company that could raise issues under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) was highlighted again by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent enforcement action against The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Goodyear).[1]  Goodyear acquired a majority […]

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]]> The importance of conducting pre- and post-acquisition due diligence to uncover business practices at a target company that could raise issues under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) was highlighted again by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent enforcement action against The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Goodyear).[1]  Goodyear acquired a majority […]

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