Legal Due Diligence on Companies in a Foreign Market
Thoroughly verify and understand your business partners in foreign markets to mitigate risks and prevent scams, with the guidance of expert legal support.
What is Legal Due Diligence?
Legal due diligence is a comprehensive appraisal of a business's legal standing undertaken by a prospective buyer or partner to establish its legal liabilities and risks. This typically involves reviewing contracts, compliance with laws, ongoing litigation, and potential legal exposures.
Why is Legal Due Diligence Important?
Conducting legal due diligence is crucial to identify potential legal risks and ensure informed decision-making. It helps businesses avoid pitfalls related to legal liabilities and compliance issues.
Types of Legal Due Diligence:
- Simple Due Diligence: This involves checking major items such as due incorporation, good standing, key licenses, and absence of bankruptcy.
- Comprehensive Due Diligence: This involves detailed investigations into management, share holding structure, contract review, litigation check, and more. It is recommended for long-term collaborations like joint ventures.
Common Scenarios
Foreign Direct Investment
Investment in, setting up, managing, and closing business entities in foreign markets, including subsidiaries, partnerships, or joint ventures.
Import and Procurement
Investment in, setting up, managing, and closing business entities in foreign markets, including subsidiaries, partnerships, or joint ventures.
Outsourcing and Manufacturing
Outsourcing the manufacturing of products to a foreign company based on your own design and IP.
Cross-border Services
Provision of professional or business services to foreign clients without establishing a physical presence.
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Taiwan
Philippines
Canada
Hong Kong
Brazil
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring the company complies with local laws and regulations.
- Corporate Governance: Verifying the company’s legal structure and compliance with corporate governance norms.
- Contractual Obligations: Reviewing key contracts for enforceability and terms .
India
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring the company's adherence to local regulations and labor laws.
- Corporate Governance: Verifying the company's legal structure, management practices, and compliance with corporate governance norms.
- Contractual Obligations: Reviewing key contracts for enforceability and terms.
Vietnam
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring compliance with local business and environmental regulations.
- Corporate Structure and Licenses: Verifying incorporation documents and business licenses.
- Contractual Obligations: Reviewing significant contracts for enforceability and terms .
China
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring the company's adherence to local regulations and laws, including environmental and labor laws.
- Corporate Structure and Licenses: Verifying incorporation documents, business licenses, and the company’s legal standing.
- IP Protection: Assessing intellectual property rights and any related disputes.
U.S
Indonesia
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring adherence to local business regulations and environmental laws.
- Corporate Governance: Verifying the company’s legal structure and compliance with local corporate laws.
- Contractual Obligations: Reviewing significant contracts for enforceability and terms .
Malaysia
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring the business complies with all relevant local laws and regulations.
- Corporate Structure: Verifying incorporation documents, business licenses, and the company’s legal standing.
- Contractual Obligations: Reviewing key contracts for enforceability and terms .
Thailand
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