Due Diligence and Corporate Governance is a general guide to a subject of growing importance. This handbook shows you how due diligence is used to assess the risk of any transaction, customer or investor for all businesses regardless of size or location. There are three main reasons for the rise in the profile and uses of due diligence: - Companies are now doing deals all over the world and must be increasingly vigilant about the individuals and companies they are dealing with. - Investors, consumers and the media are putting pressure on companies to avoid dealing with ethically, environmentally or socially irresponsible organizations. - Internal controls must address the increasing regulatory requirements introduced in response to corporate scandals and the terrorist threat. Due diligence allows companies to profile the companies and individuals they are thinking of dealing with before any commitment is made, providing an effective safeguard against...