Personal data is an important aspect of most M&A transactions because almost all businesses store information about their employees and customers. For some deals, data is critical, and there is a trend among regulators on a global scale to increase sanctions over data privacy and security violations. There is also a risk that data protection violations may render a deal null and void.
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