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In the context of mergers and acquisitions, indemnity clauses encapsulate the extent of liability a seller will assume post-closing based on the representations and warranties they present to the buyer. So, it’s especially important that sellers of a business carefully consider several factors about the scope of indemnification and how those representations are conveyed to a buyer in the purchase agreement.
Fundamentally, indemnification is a guarantee of compensation for losses or damages incurred by the buyer of a business due to circumstances unforeseen at the time of closing. It’s a way to share risk between buyer and seller.
If you’re selling a business and take only a few nuggets of wisdom away from this video, my tips regarding indemnification are:
1. Maximize the deductible
2. Minimize your cap
3. Shorten the survivability of indemnity (to the extent that you can)
4. Carefully consider representations and warranties made to the buyer
Now, if you’re unclear on any of those four tips, watch the video! If you still have questions, feel free to reach out. Leave a comment or contact me.
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From 2010-2013 I served as Chief Legal Counsel of a publicly-trade international oilfield services company. From 2001 to 2006 me and a partner founded and built Paragon Residential Mortgage. Paragon was sold to Bridge Investments in 2006.
I hold a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania.
Now, I live in Austin, TX with my wife and two kids. I enjoy reading, running, classic movies, great food and wine and some great American football.
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