Before starting the buyout process, a private equity firm will agree to sign a confidentiality agreement. Basically, the private equity firm may not disclose or use the information from the due diligence.
There may also be a standstill agreement, which prevents the private equity firms from making a hostile offer for the target company.-- tt
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