{"id":15996,"date":"2024-06-09T12:53:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T10:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fbm.nl\/this-is-how-due-diligence-works\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T16:38:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:38:46","slug":"this-is-how-due-diligence-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fbm.nl\/en\/this-is-how-due-diligence-works\/","title":{"rendered":"This is how due diligence works"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15996\" class=\"elementor elementor-15996 elementor-12015\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad692a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad692a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-051730f\" data-id=\"051730f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f07170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f07170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"col-md-12 hc_title_tag_cnt\">Understanding due diligence by answering 7 FAQs<\/h4><div class=\"col-md-12 hc_wp_editor_cnt\"><div id=\"C0Emz\" class=\"main-text wysiwyg-editor \"><p>Part of a business acquisition is to conduct a due diligence. In this paper we discuss what a due diligence entails, what is involved and how you can use the results. We do so using the following 7 questions.  <\/p><ol><li>What is due diligence?<\/li><li>When do you conduct due diligence?<\/li><li>How does it differ from the Information Memorandum?<\/li><li>What should you consider?<\/li><li>What aspects are examined in a due diligence?<\/li><li>What are the steps involved in a due diligence?<\/li><li>What are common discussion points arising from due diligence?<\/li><\/ol><p>Download the paper for detailed answers to the above questions.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bb4767\" data-id=\"4bb4767\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d02d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87d02d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Download paper<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f707f elementor-widget elementor-widget-hubspot-form\" data-id=\"33f707f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hubspot-form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.hsFormsOnReady = window.hsFormsOnReady || [];\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.hsFormsOnReady.push(()=>{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thbspt.forms.create({\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tportalId: 144760600,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tformId: \"32241a70-8fd4-4391-8d72-4aeb0c4e369e\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget: \"#hbspt-form-1779746327000-6429421019\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tregion: \"eu1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t})});\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbspt-form\" id=\"hbspt-form-1779746327000-6429421019\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-844502c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"844502c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This form is subject to our privacy policy. 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