Ethics must be a standard in our business life as it must be in our life in general.
In business and as leaders the difference is that we do not play with our own life but we play with the life of hundreds and thousands of stakeholders involved, so there is no room to play around.
Regarding M&A’s and during DD process either a buyer or a seller we have to be transparent and honnest, disclose them upfront and possibly include in the valuation any potential issue existing in the business.
In case we discover unethical practices or actions simply walk away…
