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Transaction Liability 27 Jun, 2023

Transaction liability claims case study: Mislabelling manufacturer

A successful farming seed manufacturer faces buyer claim for product mislabelling

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What happens during an M&A transaction

Transaction Liability 8 Mar, 2023

What happens during an M&A transaction?

Your client is looking to sell their business. What happens next, and what role does insurance play in the process? We’ve outlined the key steps of...

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2023 M&A roundup

Transaction Liability 24 Jan, 2023

An M&A round-up for 2022

38% of our surveyed brokers had clients looking to sell their business.

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Cyber 9 Dec, 2022

CFC takes home two trophies at Insurance Times Awards

We were delighted to round out the year with two wins!

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Transaction Liability 7 Dec, 2022

What does 2023 have in store for M&A?

2021 was an incredible year for M&A. Buyers motivated by the plethora of available assets, low cost of capital and record levels of dry powder drov...

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Transaction Liability 2 Nov, 2022

Recent risks: Transaction liability insurance for small deals

Transaction liability private enterprise (TLPE) is CFC’s first-to-market M&A (R&W) product aimed at small business sellers. It protects the seller’...

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Intellectual property 23 Aug, 2022

Mergers and acquisitions: Why target businesses need standalone IP insurance

Merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions are often a catalyst for target businesses to consider their exposure to intellectual property (IP) legal...

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Transaction Liability 20 Jun, 2022

Transaction liability claims case study: Patent predicament in M&A

A newly acquired tech start-up faces patent litigation

Case study

Transaction Liability 13 Jun, 2022

Transaction liability claims case study: Distressing deal

Entangled policies cause complex post-deal claim.

Case study

Technology 16 May, 2022

Top 3 risks in tech M&A deals

The technology sector is continuing to boom and acquisitions are becoming a norm. In 2021, technology M&A values exceeded $1 trillion for the first...

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Transaction Liability 18 Mar, 2022

Why buy insurance for your deal?

M&A transactions are complicated and often fraught with risk. Small business sellers, especially those who are entering a deal for the first time,...

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Transaction Liability 4 Mar, 2022

Replace your escrow with M&A insurance

Escrow agreements are commonly found in M&A transactions and they play an important role in facilitating deals.

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Transaction Liability 4 Mar, 2022

Product FAQs: Transaction liability private enterprise

Since launching our first-to-market M&A policy for small business sellers, we’ve seen an incredible amount interest from our broker partners. Check...

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Transaction Liability 21 Feb, 2022

What D&O brokers should know about M&A deals

After a slight Covid-19 related dip in 2020, M&A activity is now at an unprecedented level.

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Transaction Liability 15 Feb, 2022

What to know when your SME client is selling their business

M&A transactions are complicated and often fraught with risk. As your client looks to you as a trusted advisor during a business sale, what advice...

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Financial institutions 13 Dec, 2021

The perfect Christmas day with CFC

Christmas day - dreamy for some and stress inducing for others. As another year rolls by, we decided to look at all the elements of Christmas day a...

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Transaction Liability 8 Dec, 2021

Does D&O cover M&A deals?

CFC's transaction liability team discussed how selling a business can be a stressful time for company directors. A single misstep can lead to huge...

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Transaction Liability 29 Oct, 2021

Transaction liability insurance: Small deals guide

Transaction liability insurance is a valuable tool to help buyers and sellers facilitate mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

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