Financial advisers refer to professionals who have professional financial knowledge and provide investment and financial consulting and planning services to customers. Financial advisers have different job responsibilities and service contents in different companies and industries. Financial advisers should be diligent and conscientious, and abide by industry norms and professional ethics. Maintain independence and ensure the authenticity, accuracy and completeness of the documents produced and issued by it.
If the financial adviser believes that the purchaser damages the legitimate rights and interests of the acquired company and its shareholders by taking advantage of the acquisition of a listed company, he shall refuse to provide financial advisory services to the purchaser. In order to perform their duties, financial advisers may engage other professional institutions to assist them in checking the acquirer, but they shall make independent judgments on the information provided and disclosed by the acquirer.
Responsibilities of financial advisers
1. Conduct due diligence on relevant information of the acquirer.
2. Provide professional services to the acquirer at the request of the acquirer, comprehensively evaluate the financial and operating conditions of the acquired company, help the acquirer to analyze the legal, financial and operational risks involved in the acquisition, put forward countermeasures and suggestions on matters involved in the acquisition plan, such as the acquisition price, acquisition method and payment arrangement, and guide the acquirer to make declaration documents in accordance with the prescribed content and format.
3. Provide guidance to the purchaser on the standardized operation of the securities market, so that the directors, supervisors and senior managers of the purchaser are familiar with relevant laws, administrative regulations and the provisions of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, fully understand their obligations and responsibilities, and urge them to fulfill their legal obligations such as reports and announcements according to law.
4. Fully check and verify whether the purchaser complies with the provisions of these Measures and the authenticity, accuracy and completeness of the contents of the declaration documents, and objectively and fairly express professional opinions on the acquisition.
5. Accept the entrustment of the purchaser, submit the application materials to the China Securities Regulatory Commission, and organize and coordinate the purchaser and other professional institutions to reply according to the audit opinions of the China Securities Regulatory Commission.