Michael Budabin McQuown

The recent reshaping of indemnification norms in U.S. private M&A deals caused by the exponential growth and widespread acceptance of representations and warranties (R&W) insurance is the most significant shift in the North American market since the death of the financing in the mid-2000s. That's the view of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Partners Michael Budabin McQuown, Marc Kushner and Chad Bayne and Associate Jillian Mulroy. In a PE Hub Canada feature article, they argue that for a growing number of dealmakers in Canada and the United States, the question regarding R&W insurance is when, not whether, to take the plunge.