Search results for the "Legal Due Diligence" tag
Jun 30, 2011 - by András Lendvai
Enterprise Value and Contractual Purchase Price – Debt Free Cash Free Valuation
The valuation of the target company is a substantial element of any given acquisition transaction. This article showcases the DFCF (debt free cash free) standard for enterprise valuation and the issues raised in the context of transaction contracts. The DFCF valuation is a calculation that ignores how the target company’s business is funded. The DFCF valuation shows the value of the company without accounting for the net cash or net debt held by the company, either on average during the year, or at closing.
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Mar 5, 2012 - by Phil Adrien
A law firm in Virginia, one of the latest victims in a string of cyber attacks against U.S. based law firms, is picking up the pieces after hackers infiltrated the firm’s e-mail system and released emails containing confidential information related to a high-profile case. With a clear message that law firms are a prime target for security attacks through their email systems, they need to rethink how they are storing and exchanging their most confidential digital assets.
According to a report at law.com, email is a common way to infiltrate a firm’s systems. Using a method called "spear phishing," an email that contains a link or attachment, arrives from someone who appears to be a trusted source. When opened the hacker has instant access to the recipient's computer and/or internal network. The same report noted that intrusions backed by state entities are increasing because information related to mergers and acquisitions is of great interest to state-sponsored agents.
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