Freshfields highlights cyber threat to M&A deals

July, 11 2014

Deal makers may be ignoring the risk that cyber issues represent to M&A transactions, according to research and analysis carried out by Freshfields.

Deal makers may be ignoring the risk that cyber issues represent to M&A transactions, according Freshfields. bluebay

In a recent survey, the firm found that 78 per cent of respondents said that they did not analyse cyber security in depth in their due diligence processes. Chris Forsyth, co-head of the firm’s cyber security group, said: ‘You wouldn’t dream of buying a chemicals plant without assessing environmental risk, so why would you buy a data-driven business without assessing the risks its faces around data management and cyber security?’ Source: Herald Sun