What due diligence is expected on a target company?
Beyond commercial and legal DD: identification and screening of all UBOs and key personnel against sanctions, PEP and adverse-media data; review of the target's own sanctions / AML compliance history; analysis of customer and supplier exposure to sanctioned jurisdictions; export-control classification of products and technology; assessment of FCPA / UK Bribery Act exposure; verification of historical filings; check for ongoing regulatory or criminal investigations.