Representations and warranties insurance (“R&W Insurance”) has been increasingly used in corporate transactions to facilitate successful negotiations. R&W Insurance is an insurance policy purchased by ...

The activities of public corporations can pose significant fiscal risks to governments. These risks can arise not only from explicit and implicit contingent liabilities (such as guaranteed and ...

Contingent liabilities – particularly those tied to litigation, regulatory exposure, or environmental matters – are among the most consistently underestimated threats in corporate finance. When ...

Ashwani Prabhakar writes: While most practitioners rarely worry about the contingency fee arrangements they have with their clients, Surrogate's Court practitioners should be aware of the potential ...

A growing number of hedge funds are helping banks recycle the risks stemming from deal contingent trades, a risky type of derivative that banks sell to corporates and private equity firms looking to ...