In a recent Opinion Procedure Release (OPR), Number 14-02, the U.S. Department of Justice expressly limited successor liability for a US company purchasing a non-US company that had paid bribes in the past.  In so doing, DOJ may have given a little bit of comfort to US companies and issuers thinking about purchasing non-US companies.  But as described below, we emphasize “little bit.”
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