Jonathan Gilbert, Senior Managing Director, Crystal & Company to Speak at the Knowledge Group's M&A Reps and Warranties Insurance Webinar
This event is scheduled for September 28, 2017 from 12:00PM to 1:30PM (ET).
- (1888PressRelease) September 12, 2017 - The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Jonathan Gilbert, Senior Managing Director, Crystal & Company will speak at the Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled: “M&A Reps and Warranties Insurance: Best Practices and Strategies to Mitigate Risk in Negotiating the Deal.”
For further details, please visit: https://theknowledgegroup.org/event-homepage/?event_id=2575
About Jonathan Gilbert
Jonathan Gilbert is a Senior Managing Director in Crystal & Company’s Commercial Insurance Services unit, specializing in Private Equity. Jon has over 13 years of Mergers & Acquisitions insurance experience and leads Crystal & Company’s Private Equity/Mergers & Acquisition group. In addition to due diligence expertise, Jon has led insurance procurement initiatives for private equity firms nationwide, with a focus on reducing expense and increasing liquidity. Jon has worked with insurance markets to develop one-off risk transfer solutions to solve deal related issues, including insuring against breaches of representations & warranties and other contingent liabilities.
He brings a wealth of expertise regarding risk management issues and its financial impact to buyers including traditional leverage buyouts; public-to-private sales; debt/equity swap; asset sales out of bankruptcy; and corporate divestitures to name a few. In 2014 Jon was named as one of M&A Advisors’ “40 Under 40” award recipients. And in 2015, Jon was named as of Business Insurance’s “40 under 40” award recipients. Jonathan is a frequent speaker on Representations & Warranty Insurance and was recently featured in Buyouts magazine January 11, 2016 article on emerging trends regarding Representations & Warranty Insurance.
Prior to joining Crystal & Company, Jon was a Senior Vice President in Marsh’s Private Equity Mergers & Acquisitions Group. Prior to Marsh, Jon was a senior Project Manager in Lockton’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group. Jon began his career with multiple insurance carriers, last working for a subsidiary of Travelers Insurance Group, focused on drafting and amending Directors & Officers Liability policy documents. Jonathan also worked for Hartford Insurance Group, in the statutory accounting unit.
Jon received his Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Bachelor of Science in Finance and Economics from University of Hartford.
About Crystal & Company
Crystal & Company is a leading strategic risk and insurance advisor, addressing clients’ risk management, insurance brokerage, and employee benefits consulting needs. The firm is comprised of more than 400 professionals, each distinguished by their technical expertise and industry-specific knowledge, and driven by their passion for client service. Crystal & Company is headquartered in New York with 10 regional offices throughout the country, placing over $1 billion in premiums annually in the global insurance marketplace. Established in 1933, the company has sustained its independence through 83 years and three generations of Crystal family ownership and management.
Crystal & Company is a member of Brokerslink, a global alliance of leading independent insurance brokerages spanning more than 80 countries and 300 cities across the world.
Event Synopsis:
Representations and warranties insurance has now become a partner of sellers and buyers in M&A transactions. By enhancing the value of the deal and adding the probability of closing it, the insurance provides an increased benefit and confidence to both parties.
However, sellers and buyers must also realize that reps and warranties can potentially affect deal dynamics. While certain types of deals may suit the use of this insurance, it may as well increase risk and liabilities in the course of some transactions. With this, parties must ensure the appropriateness of reps and warranties insurance in deal-making.
The Knowledge Group has assembled a panel of key thought leaders to provide the audience with an in-depth analysis of representations and warranties insurance in M&A transactions. In this LIVE Webcast, speakers will help sellers and buyers understand the important aspects of this significant topic and will offer significant insights in identifying deals’ and transactions’ suitability before utilizing reps and warranties insurance.
Key issues that will be covered in this course are:
-Representations and Warranties Insurance - Overview
-The Benefits and Pitfalls of Reps and Warranties
-Recent Trends and Developments
-Strategies to Mitigate Risks
-Key Considerations Before Using Reps and Warranties
About The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Group was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register for an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/
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