Merger and Acquisition Due Diligence Part II- The Devil in the Details

Our prior scholarship examined the legal and technical challenges involved in modern Merger & Acquisition ( M&A ) due diligence practices associated with transactions ( Deals ), given recent but steady advances in technology and related increases in sophistication seen in Deal participants-primarily the organizations or assets targeted (the Targets ) as part of the Deal, and the organizations that pursued and/or resulted from the Deal (the Acquirers ). We then proposed a framework addressing five particular verticals of interest and concern: data privacy ( DP ), information security ( IS ), e-Discovery, information governance ( IG ), and the due diligence and record keeping associated with the Deal itself ( Deal Information ) (collectively, the Framework )