Street of Walls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Announced M&A volumes of $19.2 Thus far in 3Q12, announced M&A volumes are averaging 10% below the 2Q12 weekly average level and 13% below the 3Q11 average weekly level. Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: Equity markets pulled back modestly on lighter trading volume The S&P 500 declined by 0.4% in the week.

Mergers 40

Mergers Underwriting Acquisitions M&A 40

Street of Walls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Announced M&A volumes of $19.2 Thus far in 3Q12, announced M&A volumes are averaging 10% below the 2Q12 weekly average level and 13% below the 3Q11 average weekly level. Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: Equity markets pulled back modestly on lighter trading volume The S&P 500 declined by 0.4% in the week.

Mergers 40

Mergers Underwriting Acquisitions M&A 40

Street of Walls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Announced M&A volumes of $19.2 Thus far in 3Q12, announced M&A volumes are averaging 10% below the 2Q12 weekly average level and 13% below the 3Q11 average weekly level. Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: Equity markets pulled back modestly on lighter trading volume The S&P 500 declined by 0.4% in the week.

Mergers 40

Mergers Underwriting Acquisitions M&A 40

Street of Walls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Announced M&A volumes of $19.2 Thus far in 3Q12, announced M&A volumes are averaging 10% below the 2Q12 weekly average level and 13% below the 3Q11 average weekly level. Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: Equity markets pulled back modestly on lighter trading volume The S&P 500 declined by 0.4% in the week.

Mergers 40

Mergers Underwriting Acquisitions M&A 40

Street of Walls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Announced M&A volumes of $19.2 Thus far in 3Q12, announced M&A volumes are averaging 10% below the 2Q12 weekly average level and 13% below the 3Q11 average weekly level. Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: Equity markets pulled back modestly on lighter trading volume The S&P 500 declined by 0.4% in the week.

Mergers 40

Mergers Underwriting Acquisitions M&A 40

Street of Walls

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Announced M&A volumes of $16.6 Thus far in 3Q12, announced M&A volumes are averaging 9% below the 2Q12 weekly average level and 12% below the 3Q11 average weekly level. Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: The S&P 500 had its best week since early June The S&P 500 rose by 2.2% in the week. Average daily U.S.

Mergers and Acquisitions 40

Mergers and Acquisitions Underwriting Mergers Acquisitions 40

Street of Walls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Announced M&A volumes of $19.2 Thus far in 3Q12, announced M&A volumes are averaging 10% below the 2Q12 weekly average level and 13% below the 3Q11 average weekly level. Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: Equity markets pulled back modestly on lighter trading volume The S&P 500 declined by 0.4% in the week.

Mergers 40

Mergers Underwriting Acquisitions M&A 40

Street of Walls

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Announced M&A volumes of $16.6 Thus far in 3Q12, announced M&A volumes are averaging 9% below the 2Q12 weekly average level and 12% below the 3Q11 average weekly level. Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: The S&P 500 had its best week since early June The S&P 500 rose by 2.2% in the week. Average daily U.S.

Mergers and Acquisitions 40

Mergers and Acquisitions Underwriting Mergers Acquisitions 40

Street of Walls

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Announced M&A volumes of $16.6 Thus far in 3Q12, announced M&A volumes are averaging 9% below the 2Q12 weekly average level and 12% below the 3Q11 average weekly level. Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: The S&P 500 had its best week since early June The S&P 500 rose by 2.2% in the week. Average daily U.S.

Mergers and Acquisitions 40

Mergers and Acquisitions Underwriting Mergers Acquisitions 40

Street of Walls

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Announced M&A volumes of $16.6 Thus far in 3Q12, announced M&A volumes are averaging 9% below the 2Q12 weekly average level and 12% below the 3Q11 average weekly level. Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: The S&P 500 had its best week since early June The S&P 500 rose by 2.2% in the week. Average daily U.S.

Mergers and Acquisitions 40

Mergers and Acquisitions Underwriting Mergers Acquisitions 40

Street of Walls

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Announced M&A volumes of $16.6 Thus far in 3Q12, announced M&A volumes are averaging 9% below the 2Q12 weekly average level and 12% below the 3Q11 average weekly level. Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: The S&P 500 had its best week since early June The S&P 500 rose by 2.2% in the week. Average daily U.S.

Mergers and Acquisitions 40

Mergers and Acquisitions Underwriting Mergers Acquisitions 40

Street of Walls

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Announced M&A volumes of $16.6 Thus far in 3Q12, announced M&A volumes are averaging 9% below the 2Q12 weekly average level and 12% below the 3Q11 average weekly level. Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: The S&P 500 had its best week since early June The S&P 500 rose by 2.2% in the week. Average daily U.S.

Mergers and Acquisitions 40

Mergers and Acquisitions Underwriting Mergers Acquisitions 40

Street of Walls

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Announced M&A volumes of $16.6 Thus far in 3Q12, announced M&A volumes are averaging 9% below the 2Q12 weekly average level and 12% below the 3Q11 average weekly level. Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: The S&P 500 had its best week since early June The S&P 500 rose by 2.2% in the week. Average daily U.S.

Mergers and Acquisitions 40

Mergers and Acquisitions Underwriting Mergers Acquisitions 40

Street of Walls

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Announced M&A volumes of $16.6 Thus far in 3Q12, announced M&A volumes are averaging 9% below the 2Q12 weekly average level and 12% below the 3Q11 average weekly level. Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: The S&P 500 had its best week since early June The S&P 500 rose by 2.2% in the week. Average daily U.S.

Mergers and Acquisitions 40

Mergers and Acquisitions Underwriting Mergers Acquisitions 40

Street of Walls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Announced M&A volumes of $19.2 Thus far in 3Q12, announced M&A volumes are averaging 10% below the 2Q12 weekly average level and 13% below the 3Q11 average weekly level. Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: Equity markets pulled back modestly on lighter trading volume The S&P 500 declined by 0.4% in the week.

Mergers 40

Mergers Underwriting Acquisitions M&A 40

Street of Walls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Announced M&A volumes of $19.2 Thus far in 3Q12, announced M&A volumes are averaging 10% below the 2Q12 weekly average level and 13% below the 3Q11 average weekly level. Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: Equity markets pulled back modestly on lighter trading volume The S&P 500 declined by 0.4% in the week.

Mergers 40

Mergers Underwriting Acquisitions M&A 40

Street of Walls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Announced M&A volumes of $19.2 Thus far in 3Q12, announced M&A volumes are averaging 10% below the 2Q12 weekly average level and 13% below the 3Q11 average weekly level. Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: Equity markets pulled back modestly on lighter trading volume The S&P 500 declined by 0.4% in the week.

Mergers 40

Mergers Underwriting Acquisitions M&A 40

Sun Acquisitions

APRIL 7, 2025

In today’s dynamic business landscape, strategic mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have become a powerful tool for companies seeking to enhance their financial performance. Diversification, one of the critical benefits of M&A, offers a range of advantages that can significantly improve a company’s bottom line.

M&A 61

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Healthcare Profitability 61

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2025

Unlike in 2023, when a Q4 dealmaking binge over the holidays led to the sector outperforming the market, life sciences M&A cut down and stuck with it throughout 2024. Unlike in 2023, when a Q4 dealmaking binge over the holidays led to the sector outperforming the market, life sciences M&A cut down and stuck with it throughout 2024.

M&A 64

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Pharmaceutical Acquisitions 64

Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 10, 2025

I hope 2024 treated you and yours incredibly well, and I’m looking forward to an even better year in 2025. I’m sitting here at the time of this recording in the North Georgia mountains, spending the holidays with my in laws and reflecting on what a great year 2024 was and how much I’m looking forward to 2025.

Private Equity 52

Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions M&A Equities 52

Midaxo

JULY 22, 2025

With a bold mission to offer cutting-edge fire, life safety, and security solutions at unmatched speed and reliability, the company is executing an aggressive M&A strategy and building a large regional trusted brand. A firm rejection of spreadsheet chaos—and a full embrace of purpose-built M&A technology.

M&A 130

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Collaboration IT 130

JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Representations and warranties insurance (RWI) has become an increasingly common feature in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions, serving as a risk management tool for both buyers and sellers. By: DarrowEverett LLP

M&A 288

M&A Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions Risk Management 288

JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

This article, the first in a multi-part series on M&A in insurance, considers the change of control regime under the Bermuda Insurance Act 1978 (the “Insurance Act”) as it applies to shareholder controllers of Bermuda insurers. By: Carey Olsen

Insurance 165

Insurance M&A IT 165

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

2023 was a fairly gloomy year for global M&A activity and the insurance sector did not emerge unscathed, recording its lowest deals count since 20201.

M&A 188

M&A Insurance Valuation IT 188

JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 24, 2024

While representation and warranty (R&W) insurance continues to be used across a broad range of M&A transactions, its use has cooled as dealmakers navigate challenging market conditions. By: Cooley LLP

Insurance 171

Insurance M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Mergers 171

JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 19, 2024

Most forms of insurance fall into one of two categories: claims-made or occurrence-based. This distinction is crucial when you are acquiring a new company and deciding how best to merge the target’s existing insurance coverage with your own. By: Woodruff Sawyer

Insurance 165

Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions M&A Mergers 165

JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 1, 2025

Negotiating a basket mechanism into your merger or acquisition agreement? One of the questions it pays to ask (and answer) early on is how that basket mechanism will function with the retention amount you will be negotiating into your representations and warranties insurance (RWI) policy. By: Woodruff Sawyer

Insurance 159

Insurance M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Negotiation 159

JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Rather than considering an adjustment to the purchase consideration, negotiating an indemnity/escrow, self-insuring the risk. By: Ankura

Insurance 165

Insurance M&A Utilities Negotiation 165

JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Representation and warranty insurance (“RWI”) is an increasingly important feature of private company M&A transactions. Every other year since 2005 the ABA has released its Private Target Mergers and Acquisitions Deal Point Studies (the “ABA studies”). Originally Published in Bloomberg Law. By: Goulston & Storrs PC

Insurance 171

Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions M&A Mergers 171

JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 15, 2023

As these sectors continue to expand, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have played a pivotal role in facilitating business transactions, project acquisitions, and technology transfers. By: Mayer Brown

M&A 197

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Insurance Acquisitions 197

JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 21, 2024

The use of representations and warranties insurance (RWI or R&W) has become increasingly mainstream. RWI is a well-established tool in the merger and acquisition (M&A) toolbox for both private equity and strategic buyers. An estimated 75% of private equity transactions and 64% of larger strategic acquirers use it.

Insurance 171

Insurance Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Equities 171

JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 16, 2024

The fragmented insurance distribution market in Canada continues to see significant levels of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity as established consolidators roll up smaller brokerages and managing general agents (MGAs), new players emerge, strategic buyers remain active, and more owners approach the age of retirement and seek third-party (..)

Insurance 165

Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions M&A Mergers 165

JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

In most M&A transactions, after the parties have negotiated the basic commercial terms, they then negotiate the warranties and indemnities (W&I). Generally, buyers want the anticipated value of their purchase without any surprises after the deal closes. By: White & Case LLP

M&A 177

M&A Insurance Negotiation 177

JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The third quarter of 2024 saw big deals, some encouraging trends and lower interest rates in Canada's M&A market. We look at these developments in this latest edition of Bennett Jones' quarterly M&A update—as well as the growing role and importance of representations and warranties insurance (RWI) in Canadian M&A transactions.

M&A 171

M&A Insurance Valuation 171

JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

We set out below a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. Buy-side W&I insurance policy successfully excluded losses claimed. Buy-side W&I insurance policy successfully excluded losses claimed. Investment bank not.

M&A 177

M&A Investment Banking Insurance Bank 177

JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 10, 2025

Looking back on 2024 in private M&A, several notable trends stand out. In a year generally marked by caution in dealmaking, the Canadian market saw heightened regulatory scrutiny, the growth of private capital financing and the effects of a mature representation and warranty insurance industry.

M&A 165

M&A Insurance Finance Finance 165

JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 15, 2025

When a buyer in a Merger and Acquisition (M&A) transaction seeks to obtain representations and warranties insurance (RWI), one of the key steps is the underwriting call. This call is a critical part of the insurers diligence process, where the underwriters assess the risks involved in the deal before issuing the policy.

Underwriting 165

Underwriting Mergers and Acquisitions Mergers Acquisitions 165