Sharon Heaton is the CEO of sbLiftOff, a lower middle-market M&A advisory firm that serves founder-led businesses and GovCon companies. If you are a company owner with a potential acquirer circling ...

Are you ready to survive the due diligence process for getting your startup funded or acquired? You’ve built the framework of a high growth startup, maybe you’ve even got real customers and are ...

The rapid expansion of data security and privacy laws and regulations — both in the United States and internationally — harbors the potential for substantial liability, with the consequence that cyber ...

Companies invest significant time and energy to integrate networks and applications after an acquisition. However, the acquiring IT, security and intelligence teams rarely have the resources or ...

Most founders are so laser-focused on convincing investors to invest that they don’t fully consider the due diligence process that comes after. But as the funding landscape becomes tougher, it pays to ...

Due diligence is a comprehensive appraisal process undertaken by individuals or businesses before entering into an agreement or transaction with another party. It involves reviewing all pertinent ...

Before conducting due diligence, an investor first needs to source a hedge fund investment opportunity. To increase the odds of identifying the highest quality managers, investors need to utilize as ...

As demand within the financial services and wealth management industry increases and client expectations continue to evolve, C-level executives and advisors have turned to third-party service ...

Here are five reasons to incorporate sell-side due diligence into the M&A process 1. Sell-side due diligence is broadly accepted in middle-market deals Vendor due diligence has been common in Europe ...

In the past year, we've seen a 437% increase in ransomware attacks, with many of those breaches occurring after a merger or acquisition announcement. Typical ransomware attacks can cost tens of ...

Most advisors vehemently dislike conducting the due diligence necessary when considering a move. And while it may be a necessary evil, it’s a process that gets your business where you want it to be.

Similar to star financiers like Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Daymond John and Barbara Corcoran on the hit television show “Shark Tank,” University of Virginia students listen intently as the CEOs of ...