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Arianna Scocchera

HWF
Arianna joined HWF in November 2018. Since then she has worked on a broad range of transactions in the private equity, infrastructure and real estate sectors. Prior to HWF, Arianna worked as a legal consultant in London through Eversheds Sutherland and at the United Nations, first as a jurist intern at the Secretariat in New York and then as a legal analyst at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Rome.

Arianna speaks English, Italian, and French.

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Distressed M&A Insurance: Traditional and Synthetic W&I, Contingent Risk Cover, Insurers' Appetite, Insolvency Processes, Disclosure and Diligence, Pricing and Case Studies
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Distressed M&A Insurance: Traditional and Synthetic W&I, Contingent Risk Cover, Insurers' Appetite, Insolvency Processes, Disclosure and Diligence, Pricing and Case Studies
Warranty and indemnity and contingent risk insurance in distressed M&A transactions HWF undertook an in‑depth interview programme with 17 market insurers to produce a paper delivering insight and clear, extensive guidance on how warranty and indemnity (W&I) and contingent risk insurance are applied in distressed deals, mapping the solutions available and the key requirements to obtain strategic cover. What types of insurance cover are available for distressed transactions? For distressed transactions, three insurance options can be offered: Traditional W&I cover Traditional W&I cover can be used when: the seller and/or management provide warranties under the sale and purchase agreement (SPA) or a warranty deed (WD) the sellers give sufficient disclosure on the contents of the warranty suite in the SPA or WD a virtual data room or comparable document repository is available for review buyer due diligence (internal or external) has been completed addressing the scope of the warranties in the SPA Observations Traditional W&I cover is the preferred route where achievable. This is chiefly because insurers take comfort where an informed party with the requisite knowledge of the business is prepared to conduct a robust/fulsome...
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