Definition of Due Diligence



Due diligence is a process of cross verifying the information before a decision is made. Due diligence can be undertaken by a third party on behalf of the main party. As an example, the audit firms are assigned to perform due diligence regarding the insights of a target company before the acquirer can quote a bid price for takeover. The auditors can be assigned to perform certain tasks to confirm the information that the target company is asserting.

 


Financial institutions have analysts that conduct clients' due diligence also known as KYC or know your client before opening a new investment account. The reason for due diligence is to avoid any penalties that might be applied if a client is discovered to be involved in money laundering or terrorist financing activities. 


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