1. Overview of financial frauds and forensic audits for the PE/VC personnel
a. Case study – typical corporate frauds
b. Nature of corporate fraud
c. Statistics on corporate fraud
d. Modus-operandi
2. Pre-transaction considerations:
a. Anti-bribery and corruption due diligence (e.g., FCPA, UKBA, etc.)
b. Forensic as a tool to verify line items affecting the investee’s valuation
c. Transaction documentation – key terms to prevent investors rights
d. Case studies from real life
e. Open discussion of best practices from industry participants
3. Post-transaction considerations:
a. Key fraud risks, including diversion of funds, fraudulent financial reporting, under-reporting earnings, etc.
b. Monitoring/ end-use of investor funds
c. Fraud risk assessment and fraud prevention mechanism
d. Case studies
e. Being on the Board of directors on investee companies
f. Best practices from the industry participants
4. Corporate internal investigations:
a. Crisis management
b. Investigations – confidential, credible, thorough and reliable
c. Regulatory reporting and consequence management
5. Exit process including M&A disputes, arbitrations and litigation