This graph shows the results of a survey about the future GDPR impact on M&A due diligence in 2018, by region. In the EMEA area, 63 percent of European professionals involved in M&A transactions believed that by 2022 the General Data Protection regulation will increase acquirers’ scrutiny of the data protection policies and processes of target companies.
In the next five years what impact do you expect the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to have on M&A due diligence?
Characteristic
It will increase acquirers’ scrutiny of the data protection policies and processes of target companies
There will be no material impact
It will decrease acquirers’ scrutiny of the data protection policies and processes of target companies
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Euromoney. (November 1, 2018). In the next five years what impact do you expect the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to have on M&A due diligence? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017861/future-gdpr-impact-on-manda-due-diligence/
Euromoney. "In the next five years what impact do you expect the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to have on M&A due diligence?." Chart. November 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017861/future-gdpr-impact-on-manda-due-diligence/
Euromoney. (2018). In the next five years what impact do you expect the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to have on M&A due diligence?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017861/future-gdpr-impact-on-manda-due-diligence/
Euromoney. "In The next Five Years What Impact Do You Expect The Eu’s General Data Protection Regulation (Gdpr) to Have on M&a Due Diligence?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017861/future-gdpr-impact-on-manda-due-diligence/
Euromoney, In the next five years what impact do you expect the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to have on M&A due diligence? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017861/future-gdpr-impact-on-manda-due-diligence/ (last visited March 10, 2025)
In the next five years what impact do you expect the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to have on M&A due diligence? [Graph], Euromoney, November 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017861/future-gdpr-impact-on-manda-due-diligence/
