Track: Corporate Finance and Capital Structure

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: M&A and Due Diligence - How Much Is Enough?

Monday, October 20, 2008
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Room: 411

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) affects every U.S. company and individual conducting international business. For those companies considering an acquisition with an international component, it is critical to understand the FCPA, what to look for in a target's anti-corruption compliance program, and how to handle pre-merger problems.

Speakers:

• Patrick M. Brady
  Principal
  Deloitte & Touche LLP

• Jeremy Maltby
  Partner
  O?Melveny & Myers LLP

Objectives

• Understand the potential impact of not conducting effective pre-closing FCPA due diligence
• Construct key questions to ask about a prospective target before closing on an acquisition
• Develop steps to take to conduct adequate due diligence for FCPA compliance
• Assess the risk profile of your transaction and find out how much FCPA due diligence is enough

Pre-Requisites

• None

Take-Aways

• Checklist of FCPA due diligence "leading practices"
• List of most common FCPA "red flag" scenarios of which youshould you be aware

CPA Field of Study: FIN