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... of inadequate due diligence in the field of M&A. Due diligence procedures can be tightened up and greatly improved by adopting EPV and Franchise Value as guides to a target's strategic plan and likely advantage. G&D also, perhaps most importantly, allows for a reasonable evaluation of a target's...

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