Five-minute general counsel: What is due diligence?

By Rick Colosimo / August 9, 2010 / Comments Off on Five-minute general counsel: What is due diligence?

Due diligence is the catchall phrase used to describe both the amorphous investigative process that prospective investors and acquirors go through before, during, and after their initial decision to proceed with a transaction with your company as well as the materials (paper, electronic, and Q&A) that they and their advisors receive in response to their…

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Forbes writers don't read Forbes

By Rick Colosimo / October 3, 2008 / Comments Off on Forbes writers don't read Forbes

Apparently, the only financial people not reading Forbes are those who write in Forbes. This article, from October 2, refer several times to the drop in interbank lending (but extends this to include “lending to other banks and to customers of banks”). On the other hand, this article, from October 1, makes it clear that…

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