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A Guide to
Due Diligence in Life Science Transactions
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A Guide to Due Diligence in Life Science Transactions
Description:
D&MD's Guide to Due Diligence provides an essential introduction to due
diligence for readers, including a summary of key investigation areas and
critical questions to ask, as well as checklists readily employable in
day-to-day business operations. Most importantly, this Guide focuses on the life
sciences, and unique business issues within this industry that are not covered
in any other comparable publication.
75 Pages, 18
Exhibits, Checklists and Sample Documents
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This is the only Guide specifically
tailored to provide a thorough introduction and overview of the due
diligence process for life science ventures.
In the life science industry, buyers and sellers can take several
forms. A seller can be a company seeking a merger or acquisition,
divesting a product line, licensing a technology, promoting an IPO,
or an entrepreneur seeking venture investment. Buyers are the groups
looking to acquire, invest, or otherwise purchase from the seller.
In any given business transaction the seller will seek to achieve
the highest price for their goods, and as a result has an incentive
to "polish" any blemishes that would reduce the value for their
goods or preclude the transaction from occurring. It is the
responsibility of the buyer to uncover these blemishes, and
determine how that affects the deal. Due diligence is the response
to the cliché "Let the Buyer Beware."
D&MD's Guide to Due Diligence provides an essential
introduction to due diligence for readers, including a summary of
key investigation areas and critical questions to ask, as well as
checklists readily employable in day-to-day business operations.
Most importantly, this Guide focuses on the life sciences, and
unique business issues within this industry that are not covered in
any other comparable publication. |
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This Guide is Essential Reading
for:
Potential sellers seeking knowledge on what they can
expect to encounter in a due diligence investigation, including
guidance in preparing for inevitable requests for information by the
buyer.
The introductory buyer, needing a functional
framework for running a due diligence investigation, and insight
into critical areas where expert help should be sought.
This Guide Will Answer the
Following Questions:
What is due diligence?
Why is due diligence important?
How should due diligence be approached?
What are the critical areas of due diligence in
biotechnology?
What materials should be requested for critical
areas?
What questions should be asked when reviewing
provided materials?
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Table of Contents:
Executive Summary, Introduction, Due Diligence and Life Science Businesses,
Investigation Areas, Conclusion, Appendices
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Table of Contents |
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Summary |
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Executive Summary |
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Introduction
2.1 What is due diligence?
2.2 How to use this Guide
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Due Diligence and Life Science Businesses
3.1 The role of due diligence in life science transactions
3.2 Goals for due diligence
3.3 The due diligence process
3.4 External parties that can be tapped for expertise as needed
3.5 Due diligence in everyday life
3.6 Examples of due diligence in the life sciences
3.7 Important, common traps to avoid
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Investigation Areas
4.1 Corporate information
4.2 Financials
4.3 Products and market
4.4 Research and development
4.5 Intellectual property
4.6 Operations
4.7 Legal and corporate issues
4.8 Human resources
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Conclusion |
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Appendices |
Date published:
9/1/2002
Number of pages:
75
Industry:
Pharmaceutical & Biotech
Price Hard Copy
(US$):
$395.00
Interested in this
report:
peter.barfoot@bioportfolio.com
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