M&A Escrow Agreements: Negotiation & Drafting Strategies
Structuring Contract Terms, Dealing With Escrow Agents, Avoiding Conflicts With Acquisition Agreements
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar with Q&A
This CLE webinar will guide deal counsel in negotiating and drafting escrow agreements in M&A transactions. The panel will examine how the current regulatory landscape for financial institutions is impacting escrows, critical terms in escrow agreements, key considerations when dealing with escrow agents responsible for managing and maintaining the escrow account, and strategies to avoid creating agreement provisions that conflict with the acquisition agreement.
- Current trends in the use of escrow agreements in M&A transactions
- Key provisions in escrow agreements
- Representations and warranties
- Limitations on liability
- Agent management of escrow funds
- Indemnities for third-party costs
- Considerations in drafting and negotiating escrow agreements
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- How will the changing regulatory landscape financial institutions are facing impact decisions on how and where escrows are managed in the future?
- What are some of the pitfalls to look out for when negotiating M&A escrow agreements?
- What key terms should be carefully negotiated in escrow agreements?
- What are some best practices for parties and their counsel for working with the escrow agent?
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Shareholder Representative Services
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Mr. Tsarnas oversees the strategic development for his firm, leveraging its market leadership as the post-closing experts and promoting its new and innovative payments administration and escrow solutions into new markets. Prior to joining his company, he was the Managing Director at BNY Mellon, responsible for corporate, insurance & financial institution relationships within the corporate trust business.Close