In This Issue:

- p1 Transaction Insurance: A Strategic Tool for M&A

- p4 Singled Out: The Rise of Single Asset Structures Selected Key Sponsor and Investor Issues

- p5 Recent Developments in Acquisition Finance

- p7 Pre-public Funding of Portfolio Companies: Lessons from Facebook

- p9 Pay to Play for 2011

- p11 News from the Group

Excerpt from Transaction Insurance: A Strategic Tool for M&A

The use of insurance in M&A transactions is gaining popularity among deal professionals who are finding this tool increasingly useful to bridge the gap on one of the most fundamental deal issues in any M&A transaction: the potential post-closing erosion of value (either of the consideration received by the seller or the business acquired by the buyer). This article discusses a few of the popular types of transaction insurance available to private equity and strategic buyers and sellers to help get deals done...