M & A Due Diligence

If your company expects to acquire (or be acquired by) another company, it is critical to conduct a review of insurance and perform a risk management assessment for the buyer and seller early in the process. The true cost of a transaction may be much higher than anticipated if liabilities emerge post-sale that are not covered by adequate insurance.

To guard against the risk of inadvertently acquiring uninsured liabilities, the due diligence process must include a focused assessment of the seller’s liability exposures and insurance coverage. Important steps include:

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Determine the Seller’s potential uninsured liabilities.

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Chart the seller’s current and historic insurance policies.

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Review the seller’s key contracts for risk transfer provisions.

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Identify new exposures when acquiring new operations in unfamiliar locations.
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Ensure all claims or potential claims are covered by seller’s insurance policies

Benefits of Using Us for Your Insurance-Related Due Diligence Needs

We know commercial transaction processes intimately. We have done countless transactions for over 25 years.

Cut through the clutter to what is real and reasonable protection during the frenzy of closing a transaction.

Get quick responses and the right answers to the right questions at the right time!

Get nimble – and organized, services; things change, and so do we…but we don’t lose track of the end goal.

We deliver customized results; whether your project involves a single facility or a large portfolio of multiple entities, we report only what you need, when you need it and within your budget.

We bring expert knowledge to the table and effectively collaborate with legal counsel and deal makers.

We are independent experts without ties to insurance companies or brokers.

Our Transactional Services Include:

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Engaging both sides of the transaction in discussions to ensure that the technical details of the insurance, or risk financing needs of the deal, are clearly understood.

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Assessing the merits or pitfalls of proposed insurance or risk financing alternatives.

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Bringing creativity and peer review to the deal or project, and assisting in the design of the risk financing program.

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Exploring answers to questions about collateral protection. For instance,what kinds of liabilities exist from current ground leases that might affect a joint venture’s control of its own insurance and risk financing program?

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What are the appropriate concerns when considering alternatives to contractor payment and performance bonds?

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Analyzing contracts and collaborating with clients to design effective insurance requirements for ground leases, joint venture agreements, and construction contracts.

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