Vcheck Blog: Due Diligence Insights for Private Equity
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RiskWatch: Mellissa Duru Discusses ESG Role in SEC’s Policy Agenda January 25, 2022 With the Securities Regulation Institute’s 49th Annual Conference underway, Vcheck Global’s Seth Harlan speaks with Mellissa Duru, Special Counsel at Covington & Burling LLP and former Sr. Special Counsel at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Highlights from this RiskWatch podcast episode include Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) benchmarking standards and disclosures […] -
RiskWatch: Jack Cohen Talks CRE in 2022, Real Estate Lending Risk January 10, 2022 To kick off CRE Finance Council’s January Conference 2022, Vcheck Global’s Seth Harlan speaks with Jack Cohen, President and Chief Innovation Officer of Stronghill Capital, a subsidiary of ArrowMark Partners, and past Chairman of the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council for this episode of RiskWatch. Highlights from this RiskWatch podcast episode include property types to […] -
How Innovation and Flexibility Enhance Investigations January 7, 2022 Entering 2022, reflection on the plethora of challenges confronting the global economy over the past two years, particularly during the spring of 2020, illuminates one bright spot—the rapid ability of certain industries to pivot and remain operational. Especially memorable was the transition of restaurants, within several weeks, to selling groceries and meal kits. In the […] -
Vcheck Global Appoints Katy Thomas, Alex Sorin to Key Leadership Roles January 5, 2022 Vcheck Global accelerates market leadership with the key appointments of Katy Thomas as Chief Information Officer and Alex Sorin as Vice President of Global Diligence Markets. “Vcheck Global has been in a sustained period of incredible growth, having demonstrated our dedication to consistently high-quality research, on-time delivery, and turnaround times that meet the needs of […] -
Corruption from Kandahar to Kunduz: The Erosion of Afghanistan’s Security Forces December 28, 2021 The rapid disintegration of Afghanistan’s security forces in August left casual news observers aghast. How could forces trained and equipped by the world’s most powerful military collapse within days of President Joe Biden’s April withdrawal announcement? The answer lies in a culture of corruption extending from Afghan forces to American military contractors, cracking the foundations […] -
Private Equity Put on Notice: The False Claims Act and Investor Liability December 20, 2021 A recent Wall Street Journal article spotlighted a series of legal cases with a common aim—requiring private equity firms to accept responsibility for the actions of their portfolio companies. Author Chris Cumming notes that the settlements in these matters “mark a break from the usual practice of treating private-equity firms as passive investors that aren’t […]