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Navigating distressed M&A
Investors and advisers have been poised for a flood of distressed M&A transactions since the early days of the pandemic.
In this edition of Insurance Focus, we have asked colleagues across the firm to describe the issues that they think are having the greatest impact on their local insurance industry. Technology and the rise of InsurTech are common factors having an effect on insurers as is the growing demand for cyber cover as attacks become more frequent. In a number of countries, increased regulation and costs of compliance are the main factors changing the operational landscape.
We consider changes to the minimum corporate governance standards for Hong Kong based insurers and review the impact of “nil-recourse” M&A deals on the warranty and indemnity insurance market.
We also provide a review by marine insurance lawyer WenHao Han of the recent Gard Marine decision by the UK Supreme Court, while UK Court of Appeal decision Ashfaq raises interesting questions about the blurred lines between acting as a consumer or a business and the resulting impact on coverage.
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Competition Bureau seeks feedback on wage-fixing and no-poach enforcement
On January 18, the Competition Bureau announced a consultation process and released its promised draft enforcement guidance for the pending criminal prohibition on wage-fixing and no-poach agreements introduced in the June 2022 amendments to the Competition Act (the Act).
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Bridging the valuation gap in times of uncertainty
Rising interest rates, long-lasting inflation, supply chain uncertainty, regulatory changes, pressure for business transformation, geopolitical instability, economists predicting a global recession – dealmakers are increasingly confronted with extremely challenging conditions that affect their M&A-roadmaps.
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