Risk Allocation Between Signing and Closing an M&A Deal

“Time creates uncertainty. From the moment a buyer and a seller have agreed to do the deal, to the time that it actually happens, people could change their minds." - Brett Shawn

Signing and closing are two very different things. These two can simultaneously occur on rare occasions, especially for private deals. But for public sales, there is an existing gap between signing and closing because of closing requirements.

In this webinar, Brett Shawn, Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel at Warburg Pincus LLC, talks about risks allocation between signing and closing an M&A deal.