As COVID-19 recedes, M&A activity has started to pick up, with investment funds and strategic buyers seeking to make deals and grow through acquisition. Additionally, as government funding eases over the next few months, an increase in distressed transactions is expected.

In the current economic climate, minimising deal hurdles and ensuring parties are financially protected have become critical to transaction success. Warranties & Indemnities (W&I) insurance is of particular relevance as buyers increasingly have concerns over a seller’s credit worthiness and sellers want to achieve a ‘clean exit’. Additionally, the use of innovations such as ‘synthetic’ warranty solutions provides parties with greater financial certainty and enables them to pursue transactions with confidence.

The use of stand-alone tax insurance has quickly become an effective way to mitigate material tax risks that can often cause a negotiation impasse, and is strongly emerging in this region as a core deal tool. It enables parties to focus on getting deals done, protect their balance sheet, and gives them an alternative to pursuing commercially undesirable options such as purchase price adjustments or funds being put into escrow.

In this webinar, Marsh specialists will walk through the strategic use of W&I and tax insurance, and provide context with real life examples and market insights on the latest insurance trends.

Speakers:
• Kane Sim, Head of Tax - Pacific, Marsh JLT Specialty
• Chris McDermott, Head of PEMA – Pacific, Marsh JLT Specialty

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