Understanding Financing

To invest or not to invest. That’s a million-dollar–or perhaps several million-dollar–question that private equity investors grapple with on a daily basis. Of course, there’s no way to know for sure whether a deal will sweeten or sour over time, but conducting due diligence can equip investors with the facts they need to make the … Read more

Mergers and Acquisitions: What You Need to Know What are Mergers and Acquisitions? Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is the general term for the transaction wherein a company or assets of a company are consolidated into another company or business entity through various types of financial transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, tender offers, purchase of assets, … Read more

What Are Audit Logs? An audit log (also known as an audit trail) is a chronological, secure record, or set of records, that provide evidence that activities or a sequence of activities have affected an operation, procedure, or event. In other words, when any change is made to a system’s behavior, that change is documented … Read more

According to newly revised rules from the US government, document retention and a good document retention policy is essential. Document retention refers to the way that companies can retain, review and destroy documents possessed and created by the business. What is a Document Retention Policy? A document retention policy (DRP) establishes and lays out procedures … Read more

Trust, but Verify: Secure File Sharing Online   In a world of hackers, viruses, data breaches, and the sale of sensitive data, trust is becoming one of the most precious commodities in the business world. At the same time, however, as more and more business is conducted remotely, and more and more companies rely on … Read more