Marsh’s clients—especially those with J.D.s—are big fans of the brokerage’s ability to secure coverage for known conditions.
“Marsh has helped pioneer insurance coverage with respect to known conditions, and in the context of our private-equity M&A practice, this really has helped facilitate a lot of deals, particularly in the heavy industrial sector,” says James Barrett, a partner at Latham & Watkins.
DuPont was considering a policy that would have covered known conditions for a $5 billion deal involving the divesture of 35 properties outside the U.S. Ultimately, the chemical giant opted to forego the coverage.
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