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How to Protect Your Bank in a Sale: Reverse Due Diligence

April 22, 2016

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Reverse due diligence in the context of bank mergers and acquisitions has become more relevant in the current regulatory environment. Bank regulators are more closely scrutinizing transactions and taking a stricter approach to supervisory and regulatory matters.

This may generally extend processing timeframes and increase risk to not only the buyer, but also the seller. Therefore, a seller should develop a fairly comprehensive understanding of the regulatory condition of a proposed suitor as early as possible, even in an all-cash deal.

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