Trends and Developments in M&A Representations and Warranties Insurance: What You Need to Know

Jon Gilbert is a Senior Managing Director and leads Crystal & Company’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice. Jon has over 10 years of Private Equity Mergers & Acquisitions insurance experience. In addition to his due diligence expertise, Jon has led insurance procurement initiatives for private equity firms nationwide, with a focus on reducing expense and increasing liquidity. He has worked with insurance markets to develop one-off risk transfer solutions to solve deal-related issues, including insuring against breaches of representations & warranties and other contingent liabilities.

He brings a wealth of expertise regarding risk management issues and its financial impact to buyers, including traditional leverage buyouts; public-to-private sales; debt/equity swap; asset sales out of bankruptcy; and corporate divestitures. In 2014, Jon was named as one of M&A Advisors’ “40 Under 40” award recipients.

Jay Rittberg is Managing Principal of Euclid Transactional, LLC, a transactional insurance underwriting and claims handling managing general agency.  Prior to joining Euclid Transactional in April 2016, Jay was Senior Vice President and Americas M&A Manager at AIG where he was responsible for managing the development, underwriting and marketing of transactional insurance products. Jay was also previously a corporate attorney at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, where he advised clients on a wide range of corporate matters.

Michael Coburn’s practice is focused on advising insurtechs, insureds, insurers, venture capital firms, reinsurers and brokers on a broad range of regulatory and transactional matters. Michael has extensive experience in the insurtech space, including advising on the formation and licensing of startup insurtech companies, negotiating partnership agreements on behalf of insurtechs with insurance carriers, drafting innovative policies and providing general regulatory advice to insurtechs. He also provides insurance-related advice on mergers & acquisitions as well commercial litigation, including assisting in the procurement and negotiation of representation and warranty insurance, conducting insurance-related diligence and providing insurance regulatory advice during litigation.