Do R&W Insurers Still Pay Claims? Following Up on Lowenstein’s 2020 Survey
What You Need To Know About Representation and Warranty Insurance
ESG is All The Rage, but How Does It Intersect with the D&O and RWI Insurance Markets?
Jeremy Levy on Recent RWI Challenges and Near-term Outlook
Best Practices for Negotiating the Right Reps & Warranties Insurance
Opportunities and Optimism: M&A Deal Trends — A Recap Discussion Around ACG Atlanta M&A South Panel
Maximizing RWI Recovery Claims: Don’t Be Penny Wise and Pound Foolish
Reps & Warranties Insurance Claims: Getting to “Yes”
Reps & Warranties Insurance: Sealing The Deal
Six Things You Need to Know About Life Sciences M&A During and After COVID-19
The Importance Of Cybersecurity During A Merger & Acquisition Transaction
Join us for a lively 30-minute discussion where our head of transactional insurance and the head of our private equity practice discuss top trends in M&A and PE. We'll cover: - The rollercoaster of RWI pricing - The RWI...more
Hosts Lynda Bennett and Eric Jesse build on their recent discussion with Lowenstein M&A Chair and Transactions & Advisory Group co-Chair Marita Makinen about the current state of play in the M&A and private equity space. The...more
In today’s episode of Don’t Take No For An Answer, hosts Lynda Bennett and Eric Jesse are joined by Marita Makinen, Partner and Chair of Lowenstein’s Mergers & Acquisitions group and Co-chair of its Transactions & Advisory...more
A growing concern in many mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is the potential for environmental risks. Whether you are looking to acquire a manufacturing site or even just a tract of land for future construction, some...more
SPAC lawsuits are increasing in frequency. There was a big jump in the number of SPAC-related cases from 2020 to 2021. Five new securities class actions were filed against SPACs in just the first two months of 2022. Several...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching effects to date, including economic uncertainty and widespread business interruptions. This environment may raise unique considerations for parties contemplating an M&A transaction....more
More and more buyers are using representation and warranty insurance (RWI) to supplement or replace indemnities from a seller in the sale of a business in Canada. While some of our clients, particularly private equity funds,...more
While life sciences M&A activity soared to a new high in 2019, the uncertainty surrounding the pandemic has led to a slow down in deal making activity. However, as the crisis in the U.S. subsides and the U.S. economy...more
Due in large part to greater awareness of the strategic value of representation and warranty insurance (RWI), an increasingly competitive underwriting market in Canada (resulting in lower costs, lower deductibles and more...more
Note: This is the first in a series of posts that will discuss the use of RWI in Mergers & Acquisitions. Essential to a buyer’s and seller’s evaluation of the purchase and sale of a company is the allocation of...more
When parties to an M&A deal consider most environmental risks, they essentially seek the same goals that they seek with respect to other liabilities in the deal. M&A sellers, particularly private equity sellers, seek to avoid...more
In this frothy, seller-driven M&A market, representation and warranty insurance can help bridge the gap between a buyer and seller and facilitate deal-making. In M&A transactions, a seller seeks to limit the extent to...more
Canadian M&A practitioners are increasingly using representation and warranty (R&W) insurance as a competitive tool in deal negotiations. The insurance, which provides coverage for breaches of a seller’s representations and...more
Record levels of cash on company balance sheets, cheap financing, and the elimination of political uncertainty following the November presidential election have led many analysts to predict an uptick in M&A activity in the...more