“Getting to Yes: Utilizing Reps and Warranties Insurance to Facilitate M&A Transactions”

Record numbers of M&A transactions were announced in 2017, and that number is expected to increase in 2018. That doesn’t mean, however, that every announced deal is completed, that the process is always smooth, or that buyers’ expectations were always met. The uncertainty that often abounds in the M&A context, concerning everything from the seller’s corporate governance to its cyber security posture, can create obstacles that can impede and even derail a transaction.

To facilitate the process of getting to “yes,” more and more companies are turning to Representations and Warranties (R&W) insurance. R&W insurance can be a key transaction facilitator, which protects a party in the event of post-sale discovery of incorrect representations and warranties in a sales contract.

Read the full alert online here.