C HAPTER 2: D UE D ILIGENCE
CONCLUSION The lessons of due diligence are two-fold. First, there are a series of questions that every investor should ask and that will provide the analysis necessary to make an appropriate business decision. Secondly, the investor can avoid the potential for analysis paralysis by making the effort to understand the core technology and validate the fundamental values of the individuals involved. This will provide the best index as to whether or not an investment should be made.
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Paul C. LaBarge Partner, LaBarge Weinstein
Paul C. LaBarge is one of the founding partners of the firm of LaBarge Weinstein, a business law firm established in Ottawa in 1997 and concentrating in the technology sector. Prior to founding his current firm, he was a partner with Gowling & Henderson, Lang Michener and later established the Ottawa office of Blake, Cassels & Graydon. He received his BA in Economics from McMaster University, law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the Bar in 1976. His practice today concentrates primarily in tax, corporate law and mergers and acquisitions. He has extensive experience in legal and financing transactions not only in the technology sector but also in natural resources, real estate and the privatization of public entities. He is currently a director of a number of publicly-listed and numerous private technology companies.
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