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Representation and Warranty Insurance for M&A Deals: Cooling Market and Emerging Trends

Cooley M&A

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. In current market conditions, underwriters increasingly are offering initial retention below 1% and as low as 0.5%

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How the Growth of Private Credit is Impacting Private Equity

OfficeHours

Following the GFC, the government enacted new regulations that limited banks’ abilities to underwrite highly leveraged financing. The buyer universe for this debt most often includes collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) funds, high-yield mutual funds, insurance companies, and other similar institutional buyers.

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How Merchant Banks Help Businesses Grow and Succeed

Razorpay

They may help with underwriting, fundraising, credit or financial advice. Underwriting Services Merchant banks also provide underwriting services for initial public offerings (IPOs), private placements, follow-on public offerings (FPOs) and rights issues. What is a Merchant Bank?

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ESG Litigation: Derivative Claims Against Directors: Q&A

Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch

For example, the proposed European Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) aims to create an EU-wide corporate accountability regime for companies’ negative ESG impacts. Insurance companies are beginning to formalise their approach to incorporating ESG risk into their underwriting processes across lines of business.

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What is Private Banking and How Does It Work?

Razorpay

Private banking offers common services like a current or savings account, debit and credit cards, but with a personalized approach. High Costs and Minimum Requirements Private banking services are typically accompanied by high fees and account minimums, which may not justify the benefits for all clients. How Does Private Banking Work?

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What are ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Scores?

Peak Frameworks

Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB): The SASB has a more narrow focus, providing industry-specific standards for businesses in the U.S. Global Reporting Initiative (GRI): As an international independent organization, the GRI provides a comprehensive set of standards for reporting on a range of sustainability metrics.

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The Collision Vision: Supporting Employee Health with Richie Seaberry | Saftey First

Focus Investment Banking

When you’re purchasing employee benefits, particularly health insurance at that scale, it’s a significantly different buying experience and also service experience as well. You know, they probably answer, they want more hours, they want more money and health insurance. Ryan Basseri: Absolutely.